PCB Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)
- If your PCB CERTIFICATION is ACTIVE, you become eligible for a $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS! * Full Time and Part Time Opportunities
Summary:
Are you passionate about helping others conquer their mental health obstacles with your own lived experience? As a Certified Peer Specialist, you’ll provide hope, understanding, and empowerment through shared experience - making a real difference every day and friendships to last a lifetime.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance (FT only)
- Dental & Vison Insurance (FT only)
- 401k with Match
- Paid Time Off
- Referral Bonus
Qualifications:
- Must have an active Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB).
- 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.
- Ability to use iPad for documentation.
- Must have a driver's license and reliable transportation.
What is a Certified Peer Specialist:
- Inspire hope in individuals through community-based 1:1 peer support.
- Your job is designed to promote empowerment and self-determination.
- Building trust through your lived experience and offering tools to help others achieve growth.
About Peerstar:
PeerStar is Pennsylvania's largest and most established peer support provider, operating exclusively in the peer support space since 2008. We employ Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) and Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) - individuals with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges - who receive specialized training to support others on their recovery journey.
Our services are:
- Goal-oriented and structured, with individualized recovery plans (IRPs) focused on specific, achievable objectives
- Medicaid-funded, making them accessible to those who need them most
- Home and community-based, meeting peers literally where they are
- Complementary to clinical treatment, working alongside therapists and doctors
- Culturally responsive, adapting to diverse backgrounds and needs
- Available statewide, serving 35 counties across Pennsylvania