Certified Peer Specialist - Youth

Job Description

Job Description

The Community Service Board of Middle Georgia is dedicated to providing those we serve with quality innovative behavioral healthcare in a recovery-based environment. CSB of Middle Georgia is recognized as a state leader in comprehensive behavioral healthcare providing integrated cost-effective services. CSB of Middle Georgia is located in Dublin, Georgia, and the agency currently serves residents of Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox counties in Georgia; and in our Ogeechee Behavioral Health Division, serving residents of Burke, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, and Screven counties in Georgia. We value Quality, Professionalism, Person-Centered, Recovery, Teamwork, Improvement, Accountability, Management of Practicing Information, Wellness, and Financial Stability.

LOCATION: Dublin, GA

Shift is from 10:00 am -7:00pm

Requirements:

• Already hold certification as a Certified Peer Specialist- Youth
  • OR
• Have all three of these:
  1. lived experience dealing with a behavioral health diagnosis (such as Mental Illness or Addictive Disease),
  2. have a high school diploma or GED,
  3. and be willing to become certified.
• Ability to use lived experience to support youth in IC3 program.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with peers based on mutuality and common connection.
• Ability to use common connection to support youth.
• Ability to link to others involved in the team.

In order to earn a CPS-Y Certification, you have to meet these requirements:

• Be 18-26 years of age (provide a copy of a valid Georgia ID); and
• Have a mental health (MH) condition, substance use disorder (SUD), or a co-occurring diagnosis; and a strong desire to identify themselves as a person living with a mental illness or substance use diagnosis; and
• Be able/willing to actively seek and manage your own appropriate care; and
• Be able to share their own personal story in a safe and appropriate way; and
• Must be well grounded in recovery wellness; and
• One year between diagnosis and application to training; and/or
• If the individual has a substance use condition, there must be one year continuous abstinent from substance use; and
• Have a high school diploma or GED; provide a copy of these documents; and
• Provide (2) letters of reference. This cannot be a family member (please include contact information). <-- We can provide this .

CPS-Y Certification Training Session will be discussed and available.

Try to register for certification at least 3 weeks ahead to have everything ready.