Peer Specialist I - Peer Support Services

@ UPMC - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Peer Specialist I - Peer Support Services

Mckeesport, PA
Posted 3 days ago

About the job

UPMC provides healthcare services focusing on recovery and community support. The Peer Specialist role involves non-clinical support, advocacy, and community engagement, working as part of a team to promote wellness and assist clients in their recovery journey.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Certified Peer Specialist preferred
  • Lived experience in mental health/substance use
  • Basic understanding of recovery principles
  • Ability to articulate peer support benefits

Qualifications

  • Progressed in own recovery
  • Knowledge of mental health and wellness
  • Familiar with Office 365
  • Strong communication skills
  • Reliable and compassionate

Full job description

Peer Specialists I are individuals with lived experience who provide non-clinical support as a fully integrated treatment team member and educator for staff. Peer Specialists I are role models of recovery values and principles by helping to identify and remove barriers and triggers to treatment for individuals receiving services from inpatient or outpatient programs.

This is a community-based position. There is also milage reimbursement for all work travel.

Must be a Certified Peer Specialist.



Responsibilities:

Feedback and Communication

  • Provide feedback to clients, families, and clinical staff.

Recovery Management

  • Assist clients in recovery management, including goal setting, identifying barriers, and strategies.
  • Help clients find and use community supports and resources.

Advocacy

  • Advocate for clients in meetings, voicing their viewpoints and goals.

Community Engagement

  • Accompany clients to community activities and provide follow-up services.
  • Facilitate recovery and wellness groups; offer individual support.

Progress Monitoring

  • Monitor progress and provide feedback.

Crisis Support

  • Use crisis support to develop and implement action plans.

Documentation

  • Maintain required paperwork and documentation promptly.

  • High School Diploma or equivalent.

  • Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Specialist certification is preferred.

  • Have lived experience in one or more of the following areas: mental health, substance use disorder, the recovery process, and willing to share experiences to the benefit of clients/patients served.

  • Progressed in own recovery and have basic understanding of the recovery principles: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Empowerment Skills, Self-Advocacy, Educational Opportunities, and the importance of using personal and community Supports.

  • Able to articulate to clients/patients, families, and to interested stakeholders that peer support is a non-clinical service to promote recovery and wellness.

  • Basic understanding of mental health, wellness, and resiliency.

  • Familiar with Office 365 – e.g., Microsoft Word, Outlook.



Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Certified Peer Specialist
  • Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
  • Driver's License
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal


UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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