Certified Peer Specialist

Job description

Overview Belmont Behaavioral Health is seeking a part time Certified Peer Specialist for our state of the art facility in Philadelphia. - High school diploma or equivalent is required. - Three or more years' experience working in a behavioral health setting is required. - Certification as a Peer Specialist Purpose Statement: Provide group and individual counseling sessions using personal experiences in mental health & substance userecovery as inspiration and motivation. while also allowing for expression of persons’ experiences in recovery. Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: OTHER FUNCTIONS: • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. - Provide a wide range of activities to assist patients in exercising control over their own lives and theirrecovery or resilience-building process.• Provide peer mentoring or coaching, including personalized and tailored services and supports to meetthe preferences and unique needs of the person/family and support recovery goals/planning throughassisting and supporting goal setting and use of decision-making strategies.• Provide recovery resources• Facilitate and lead recovery, educational and support groups. Educational activities include,...