Peer Specialist II (Part-time) - Beaver Crisis Services

Beaver County Crisis Services provides 24/7 mobile crisis response, phone support, and walk-in services to individuals experiencing emotional distress or psychiatric emergencies. Our team delivers compassionate, recovery-oriented care in collaboration with law enforcement, healthcare facilities, and community partners. We are expanding our mobile capacity and integrating peer support to enhance accessibility, responsiveness, and person-centered outcomes.

Peer Specialist II are individuals with lived experience who provide non-clinical support as part of the treatment team. They model recovery principles, educate staff, and help clients overcome barriers and triggers in inpatient or outpatient settings

Responsibilities:

Provide feedback to clients, families, and clinical staff as appropriate

Support clients in setting recovery goals, identifying barriers, and developing strategies

Help clients connect with natural supports and community resources

Advocate for clients in meetings, voicing their perspectives and goals

Accompany clients to community activities and provide follow-up support (1:1, group, phone, virtual, or mobile)

Facilitate recovery and wellness groups; offer individual support

Monitor goal progress and provide ongoing feedback

Assist with crisis planning, including WRAPs and mental health directives

Complete documentation and paperwork as required

Deliver advanced services in various settings (program, community, home)

Educate clients to support informed decision-making

Share personal recovery experience and apply recovery tools (WRAP, Personal Medicine, etc.)

Teach life skills (e.g., problem-solving, money/time management, transportation)

Maintain professional certification and CEUs

Build relationships with community providers and treatment agencies

Provide non-clinical services and coordinate with clinical staff as needed

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Specialist certification is required.

Demonstrated leadership qualities and mentorship skills.

Minimum of one year of Peer Specialist experience

OR applicable employment experience within last 3 years, maintained at least 12 months of successful full or part-time paid or voluntary work experience

OR within last 3 years, obtained at least 24 credit hours of post-secondary education and have related, supervised work or volunteer experience, as approved the by the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB).

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.

Basic understanding of mental health, wellness, and resiliency.

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.

Proficient with Office 365 applications, e.g., Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams, etc. 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