Certified Peer Specialist - Wernersville State Hospital

THE POSITION

Join Wernersville State Hospital as a Certified Peer Specialist and empower individuals as they work toward their personal recovery goals. This position gives you the ability to support consumers in finding strengths, identifying barriers, and discovering new possibilities. You will work closely with staff, families, and community partners to promote respect, growth, and self-advocacy. This role offers a meaningful way to encourage healing and provide hope to those who need it most.

The Certified Peer Specialist supports the recovery process by helping consumers identify goals, develop skills, and access needed resources. The role focuses on advocacy, personal growth, and guiding consumers toward increased independence. As a Certified Peer Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Recovery Guidance:
  Lead and teach recovery dialogues using individual conversations and group methods
• Plan Development:
  Assist individuals in creating Wellness Recovery Action Plans during sessions
• Assessment Support:
  Help consumers complete peer assessments for Community Support Plans
• Group Facilitation:
  Facilitate assigned groups and help develop new group programs
• Skill Building:
  Teach problem solving techniques, support vocational choices, and help individuals overcome fears
• Community
  
  Skills:
  
  Assist individuals in building social skills to support broader recovery goals

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. This may change based on operational needs.
• In this role, you will be subject to emergency call-ins.
• Overtime and travel as operationally necessary
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• FREE parking!
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• You must be in possession of an active certification as a Certified Peer Specialist issued by the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB).

• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination .
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.