Young Adult Certified Peer Specialist (Teen Talk Lines)

Do you have lived experience with mental health and a Certified Peer Specialist training? Would you like to provide your peers with a listening ear, and support them in their time of need?

Access Services is seeking kind and hardworking Young Adult Certified Peer Specialists to join our Peer Support and Teen Talk Line program, based out of Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The Peer Support Talk Line is a warm line where adults in Montgomery County and Chester County can text or talk on the phone anonymously with a peer counselor about any problems they are facing, without fear of judgment. As a Young Adult Certified Peer Specialist, you will make an impact in the lives of Montgomery and Chester County youth every day. You will be skilled as an active listener, able to demonstrate empathy toward people from all walks of life, and willing using your own life experience to connect with individuals who are struggling. You will also have an opportunity to develop valuable personable and professional skills!

Visit our Facebook page to get a glimpse of what we do!

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Work Schedule: Full Time or Part Time, evenings and weekends required, Tuesday 1-9pm, Wednesday 1-9pm. There may be opportunity for other shifts.

• Please note that this is not a remote position*
  
  

Requirements

Key Responsibilities of Young Adult Certified Peer Specialist:

• Answer telephone calls and text messages, exhibiting empathy and active listening skills
• Complete daily logs and required documentation in a timely manner
• Communicate with supervisors effectively, accurately, and in a timely manner
• As needed, offer support to individuals developing recovery/WRAP plans
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance
• Ensure own proper conduct and fair representation of Access Services
• As needed, respond to teens reaching out on the Teen Talk Line
  
  

Qualifications Of Young Adult Certified Peer Specilaist

• High school diploma or GED (required)
• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) or Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) certification (required)
• 1 years of personal experience with chronic mental health issues (required)
• Some experience supporting teens with mental illness (preferred)
  
  

Essential Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Utilize desktop computer equipment on a daily basis.
• Able to lift or move items associated with sedentary work and light work (exert up to 20 lbs.).
  
  

Benefits

Pay: $18.50/hour, with CPS and/or CRS certification, and increases based on education and experience

All Employees Receive The Following Benefits

• Mileage/Toll Reimbursement, paid travel time between worksites
• Employee Assistance Program (telehealth/in person)
• Referral Bonuses up to $750 per hire
• College tuition discounts, Credit Union perks, retail discounts
  
  

20 hours benefits include :

• Paid Time Off, Tuition reimbursement, 401k program
  
  

30 hours benefits include:

• Health, Vision, Rx, & Dental insurances, HSA/FSA, 401k program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• 2 0Days PTO (vacation, sick days), 7 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays.
• Life Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Catastrophic Sick Leave, Paid Parental Leave
  
  

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.