CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

Turn Lived Experience Into Hope and Recovery

Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)

Resources for Human Development (RHD) | Community Transitional Recovery Program (CTRP)
Full-Time
$17.28/hour
DailyPay Available

Looking for More Than Just a Job?

At Resources for Human Development (RHD) , we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life.

We’re seeking a compassionate and recovery-focused Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) to join our Community Transitional Recovery Program (CTRP) team.

In this role, you’ll use peer support, advocacy, recovery education, and shared experience to help individuals regain control over their recovery journey. You’ll encourage hope, strengthen coping skills, help develop natural supports, and assist participants as they prepare for greater independence and successful community living.

If you believe in the power of recovery and want to help others recognize their own strengths and possibilities, this could be the career for you.

About Community Transitional Recovery Program

The Community Transitional Recovery Program (CTRP) of Resources for Human Development (RHD) provides short-term assessment and recovery supports to individuals with high and complex needs who are transitioning from institutional or acute crisis settings into the community.

CTRP is designed to serve as a building block toward greater independence. Participants receive individualized support as they stabilize, strengthen essential life skills, develop confidence, and plan for meaningful community inclusion.

Our goal is to empower participants to make choices about their recovery and prepare to live as independently as possible in the least restrictive community setting appropriate to their needs.

Why Join Our Team?

Competitive Pay & Benefits

• $17.28/hour
• DailyPay, access your earned wages before payday
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• Company-Paid Training

Career Growth & Development

• Recovery-Focused Training
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Peer Support Experience
• Continuing Education Opportunities
• Certification Development
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Opportunities Across Multiple Service Lines

Meaningful Work That Matters

• Use lived experience to inspire hope and recovery
• Advocate for individuals navigating mental health challenges
• Help participants strengthen coping and wellness skills
• Promote self-determination, choice, and independence
• Support successful transitions into community living
• Help individuals develop meaningful natural and community supports
• Join a mission-driven organization

What You’ll Do

As a Certified Peer Specialist , you will provide peer support, advocacy, recovery education, and encouragement to Persons in Recovery.

You’ll work alongside participants as they regain greater control over their recovery process, identify their strengths, manage symptoms that may challenge wellness, develop healthy social connections, and build the skills needed for successful community living.

Your Responsibilities May Include:

Peer Support & Advocacy

• Provide individualized peer support and recovery-focused services.
• Advocate for participants throughout their recovery journey.
• Encourage engagement in treatment and recovery services.
• Share recovery information and coping strategies.
• Help individuals identify their strengths and personal recovery goals.
• Promote self-advocacy, empowerment, hope, and individual choice.
• Model healthy recovery and wellness practices.

Recovery Education & Skill Building

• Provide recovery education to participants, staff, and families as appropriate.
• Support participants in developing Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).
• Help individuals develop coping strategies for managing symptoms and maintaining wellness.
• Assist participants with independent living preparation.
• Support person-centered interventions identified within individual service plans.
• Help individuals strengthen the skills needed for greater independence.

Groups & Community Connections

• Facilitate or support recovery-focused groups as appropriate, including:
  • WRAP
  • Recovery Support Groups
  • Community Meetings
  • Symptoms and Coping Skills
• Encourage positive social interaction and community participation.
• Help participants develop natural support networks.
• Support individuals in building meaningful relationships and connections within their communities.

Transition & Independent Living Support

• Support participants as they prepare to transition into community-based living.
• Encourage active participation in recovery and transition planning.
• Help individuals build confidence in managing their daily lives.
• Reinforce skills that promote stability and successful community living.
• Encourage participants to identify the living environment and community supports that best reflect their goals and preferences.

Documentation & Team Collaboration

• Complete required service documentation accurately and within established timeframes.
• Collaborate with clinical and program staff around participant recovery goals.
• Communicate important participant needs and progress while maintaining confidentiality.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and program activities.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support participant recovery.

Who We’re Looking For

You may be a great fit if you are:

✔ Passionate about recovery and peer support
✔ Compassionate and nonjudgmental
✔ Able to inspire hope and encourage others
✔ Comfortable using lived experience appropriately to support recovery
✔ Skilled at building trusting relationships
✔ Committed to person-centered services
✔ An effective communicator and active listener
✔ Comfortable supporting recovery-focused groups
✔ Dependable and professional
✔ Passionate about helping others achieve greater independence

Qualifications

Required

• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Certification
• High School Diploma or GED
• At least 2 years of experience working with others in Mental Health Recovery
• Ability to maintain 18 credit hours of additional training each year
• Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a recovery-focused team

Schedule & Compensation

• Full-Time
• $17.28/hour
• Community Transitional Recovery Program (CTRP)
• Schedule flexibility may be required based on participant and program needs.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout program and community environments.
• Ability to participate in community-based and program activities.
• Ability to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force, frequently exert up to 20 pounds, and regularly exert up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Apply Today

Some jobs pay the bills.
Some jobs build careers.
This job turns recovery into hope for someone else.

If you’re a Certified Peer Specialist who believes in the power of connection, lived experience, and recovery, we encourage you to apply today.

Join RHD’s Community Transitional Recovery Program and help individuals rediscover their strengths, build confidence, and take meaningful steps toward independent community living.

About Our Organization

Resources for Human Development (RHD) is part of the Inperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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This policy of nondiscrimination and equal employment opportunity extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.