Certified Peer Support Specialist Part Time $1,000 Sign-on | ACT in Salt Lake City, Utah at Valley Mental Health Incorporated

At Valley ACT , the Certified Peer Support Specialist will use their lived experience in recovery to provide hope, encouragement, and peer-based support to individuals living with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, this role will help empower clients through community outreach, recovery-focused services, and compassionate support that promotes stability, resiliency, and independence.

• DHHS Peer Support Specialist certification required prior to starting

Pay: Range starts at $18.00/hour (pay is calculated based on years of certified experience)

Schedule: Part Time | 20hrs/wk | Monday & Thursday - 9am-5pm, Wednesday 12pm-5pm

$1,000 Retention Sign-on!!

Benefits Highlights

• On-Demand Pay allows access to a portion of earned wages before the usual payday
• We help our team members with tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, and career training and development. Valley also participates in Utah and federal student loan forgiveness programs.
• Our discounts and perks program provides more than $4500 in savings on everything from pizza to the zoo to movie tickets and oil changes!
• 401(k) retirement program allows for both pre-tax and post-tax contributions and includes a company match up to 6% of your annual salary.
• Employee Assistance Programs for mental health needs

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow.
You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Essential Functions

• Assists with maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment by observing and documenting client behavior, reporting unsafe conditions and applying appropriate emotional and physical support
• Assists with providing a therapeutic milieu for clients by encouraging clients to participate in recreational activities and group therapies
• Assists with supportive therapy for select clients by leading activity and conversation groups
• Assists in the development of client behavioral expectations
• Assists with the unit's training and quality assurance programs
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Assists with initiating and contributing to client treatment planning, teaching and discharge planning.

Education

• High School diploma or equivalent

Experience

• Certified Peer Support Specialist certification through DHHS required prior to starting
• see Preferred Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications

• Certified Peer Support Specialist certification
• CPR certification
• Valley de-escalation certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Former client of Valley Behavioral Health