Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)

Certified Peer Support Specialists are individuals who have been successful in the recovery process who help others experiencing similar situations. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, certified peers help participants become and stay engaged in the recovery process and reduce the likelihood of relapse. Peer support services can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of those seeking a successful, sustained recovery process. Certified peers engage in a wide range of activities, which include advocating for participants in recovery, sharing resources and building skills, building community and relationships, leading recovery groups, and mentoring and setting goals.

Peer Support/CPSS A Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) is an individual in recovery from (a) their own behavioral health condition or (b) their own mental health condition with a co-occurring substance use disorder and (c) who has learned to manage their symptoms and triggers, and (d) uses their lived experience and specialized training to assist other individuals with their recovery.

• The CPSS has gained appropriate knowledge, experience and skills as demonstrated by obtaining certification.
• The CPSS understands and lives by Idaho’s Certified Peer Support Specialist Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct as stated in IDAPA 16.07.19.250.
• The CPSS abides by Idaho’s CPSS Standards.
• The CPSS engages, educates, guides and supports recovering individuals to create new ways of seeing, thinking and doing in order to have healthy relationships and live successfully in the community. These new ways are determined by the individual being served.
• The role of the CPSS is non-clinical and does not diagnose or offer treatment for mental health issues.
• CPSS has completed the certification process through the Department’s certifying agency and is actively certified as Certified Peer Support Specialist.

At Uzima, we focus on:

• Setting goals and mentoring them in the journey towards wellness.
• Sharing resources and building skills so that our customers become self-reliant.
• Building relationships in the community and utilizing them to benefit our customers.
• Advocating for members and connecting them to supports.

Job Requirements: 

• Must have a current driver's license, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance.
• Must pass a criminal background check from Idaho Health and Welfare.
• Must have strong computer skills and able to quickly learn our Electronic Healthcare Records software.
• Must have successfully gone through at least one year of personal therapy/counseling.

If you are interested in this position, please send copy of your resume in response to this post.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Uzima is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.