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**