Certified Peer Specialist

Full-time

Day, Evening and Night positions available

80 hrs/2 weeks

Program Summary

Join a team where skill meets compassion and purpose as a Certified Peer Specialist at the York Crisis Walk in Center. You will be providing immediate, in-person support for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.

Built on a trauma-informed approach, the program offers:

• Rapid assessment
• Stabilization
• Connection to ongoing care in a safe, welcoming environment
• Offers access to timely mental health services in our community

General Summary

Contributes in a peer support capacity to facilitate recovery and enhance wellness by sharing his/her personal/practical experience and first-hand knowledge to the team and clients. Provides expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients to have a satisfying life. Serves as a role model for recovery for both staff and peers and partners with peers in developing recovery tools and building support networks.

Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

• Draws on common experiences as a peer to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Assists designated peers with rehabilitation social support, advocacy, educational and vocational mentoring, and self-maintenance.
• Provides side-by-side support and coaching to help patients socialize, such as going with a patient to the grocery store, movies, library, etc. during program hours of operation which may require use of staff's personal vehicle.
• Supports patient participation in community self-help groups.
• Coaches or teaches basic individual living skills, such as food preparation, meal planning, laundry, bill