Peer Support Specialist (Lackawanna County)
On-siteScranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Provide hope, understanding, and empowerment through community-based 1:1 peer support, inspiring individuals to achieve growth via shared lived experience. Build trust by offering tools that promote self-determination and individualized recovery plans. Maintain documentation using an iPad and ensure reliable transportation for home and community-based visits. Participate in a two-week course to receive state-issued certification or utilize existing PCB CPS certification. Serve as a Certified Peer Support Specialist for PeerStar, Pennsylvania's largest peer support provider, working alongside clinical teams to support recovery journeys across 35 counties.
Required Qualifications
- Must be able to attest to having a mental health diagnosis and have reached a point in their recovery pathway where they can positively support others in similar situations
- Eighteen (18) years of age and older
- Must have maintained 6 months of consecutive employment or volunteer work experience; OR within the last three (3) years, have maintained at least 12 months of successful full or part-time paid or volunteer work experience
- Must be able to participate in a two-week course to receive state-issued certification or possess a PCB state-issued CPS certification
- Ability to use iPad for documentation
- Must have a driver's license and reliable transportation
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