Peer Support Specialist
Pittsburgh Mercy

Job Info

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Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:

Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma/Equivalency
• Must obtain PA Peer Specialist Certification within 6 months of hire.
• Completion of training program to qualify to sit for the certification exam required prior to employment.
• Act 33/34/73 clearances.
• Valid Driver's License
• Pre-employment drug screen.
• May need to provide on-call services on a rotating basis, as part of a team.

WORK SCHEDULE: This is a Non-Exempt (hourly) position

Monday - Friday 9:00 am- 5:00pm.

Great Benefit Package: (Benefits start Day 1 of employment)

• 403B with employer match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Holiday Days
• Plus more.........

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're currently looking for a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) to provide non-clinical support to individuals in the community. As a CPS, you are first and foremost a peer - meaning that you have lived experience with mental illness and/or addition - and can serve as a role model for recovery values and principles, providing hopeful information about recovery and wellness. You will work with persons served to set and work towards goals in the eight dimensions of wellness.

• Working with individuals in the community on goals
• Promoting a message of hope and recovery
• Assisting individuals with finding and accessing natural and community supports
• Maintaining all required paperwork
• Teaching problem solving and socialization skills

ABOUT YOU

We're looking for someone who is resourceful, compassionate, a good listener, a good advocate, and is willing to share their own experiences. If you believe you're a good fit for this position, we'd love to hear from you.

ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY

We're a community-based health and human services organization using person-centered care to treat our area's most vulnerable populations. We work with families in settings that are safe and familiar to them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care.

Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help - and hope - to people who are experiencing:

• Mental illness and substance abuse
• Physical health needs
• Intellectual disabilities
• Traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness + abuse

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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