Job Description
Overview:
ORGANIZATION: Milestone Centers Inc.
DEPARTMENT: Peer Supports
POSITION: Certified Peer Support Specialist
STATUS: Full Time; 37.5 hours / week
LOCATION: Wilkinsburg
HOURS: Monday through Friday, varies
WAGES : $18.00 / hour
Milestone Centers, a subsidiary of Partners For Quality Inc., is a nonprofit, community-based human services agency supporting individuals with behavioral health challenges and intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities throughout Western Pennsylvania. Our Agency oversees 20 residential settings, two outpatient offices, three adult training facilities, a prevocational enterprise program, a consumer drop-in center, habilitation services, and two Health Care Quality Units in Butler and Warren, which train professionals in 18 counties. Milestone Centers has earned certification from the Sanctuary Institute for providing trauma-informed care.
Responsibilities:
he Peer Support Specialist supports, engages and encourages individuals to participate in the Peer Support Program. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Demonstrates and reflects a commitment to the mission and values of Milestone by serving others with respect, dignity, and compassion.
- Utilizes Sanctuary Model’s shared values, the Seven Commitments and tools to conduct daily tasks.
- Helps individuals:
- Develop strategies to manage illness and wellness
- Develop value roles as student, worker and/or community member
- Access and maintain stable housing and improve housing quality
- Develop self-advocacy skills with medical and service providers, employers, etc.
- Maintain and develop social relationships with family, friends, other natural supports and other peer supporters.
- Utilizes crisis support to help individuals develop and use Action Plans for Prevention and Recovery, Wellness Recovery, Action Plans, Mental Health Advance Directives and other crisis and crisis prevention plans.
- Participates in weekly treatment team and staff meetings.
- Facilitates groups.
- Assists individuals in learning shared decision-making skills, wellness concepts and health care self-management skills and developing recovery focused goals.
- Transports individuals to specialty physician appointments and makes home visits when necessary
CASH INCENTIVES
Employees have the opportunity to earn additional money through various incentive programs:
- $1,000 to $2,500 Employee Referral (for successfully referring someone to employment)
BENEFITS
- Full Time employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
- $1,200 cash payout option in lieu of Health Insurance coverage
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- 16 to 26 Paid Days Off / year
- Wellness Days (2 per year)
- Sick Time
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Optional 401(k) with Employer match
WORK PERKS
- Paid orientation and training
- Free parking (select locations)
- Employee Activities, Rewards and Recognition Programs
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
APPLY TO THIS POSITION
Interested applicants can choose to apply in any of the following ways:
Complete an employment application online
Email resumes:Careers@PFQ.org
Partners For Quality and its family of agencies are an equal opportunity employer
EOE
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must have at least two years of personal mental health recovery
- Must be a Certified Peer Support Specialist
- Effective communication skills; basic computer skills; role-modeling skills; positive interactions
- Organizational skills regarding paperwork and documentation
- Written and verbal communication that is legible and grammatically acceptable
- Valid PA Driver’s License
- Act 33, 34 and FBI Clearances
Minimum Compensation:
USD $18.00/Hr.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,