Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a community-based Certified Peer Specialist to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team in Canonsburg, PA and Waynesburg, PA.
Earn $19.74/hour, plus mileage reimbursement
Schedule: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday
Position Details
The certified peer specialist will offer personalized coaching to empower consumers and support their mental health recovery goals. By sharing insights from lived experiences, the specialist can connect with and assist individuals receiving mental health services. This is a community-based role serving consumers living in Washington and Greene Counties.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply wellness management skills, incorporating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), to assist consumers on their recovery path.
- Offer direct support to ACT Team members, including ongoing symptom assessment, psychiatric rehabilitation, integrated dual disorder treatment (IDDT), medication management, and transportation for treatment plans.
- Participate in Individualized Treatment Team (ITT) processes, contributing valuable perspectives to consumer care.
- Conduct cross-training for the ACT Team, fostering a culture that recognizes, values, and integrates consumer perspectives into treatment plans.
- Attend and actively engage in internal and external treatment team meetings, daily clinical team meetings, and other relevant sessions.
- Participate in on call rotation
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
QualificationsThe ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:
- Certified as a Peer Specialist by the Pennsylvania Certification Board is required prior to employment
- High School Diploma or GED required
- An active and unrestricted driver’s license is required. Travel is necessary to offer support across Washington and Greene Counties.
- Must have personal experience as a recipient of mental health services and a willingness to share experiences to provide expertise about the recovery process
- At least 2 years of paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe mental illness preferred
