**We are hiring a part-time Peer Specialist to support our clinical case services.** Peer Specialists are individuals with lived experience who provide non-clinical support as a fully integrated treatment team member and educator for staff. Peer Specialists are role models of recovery values and principles by helping to identify and remove barriers and triggers to treatment for individuals receiving services from inpatient or outpatient programs. We are a 16-unit residential unit that serves schizophrenic patients. We are working on a project for behavioral activation for negative schizophrenic symptoms. The Peer Specialist will work one on one with patients as well as run groups and will have their own case load of 8. Parking is available on site. **Responsibilities:** + Provide peer support in various settings as directed. + Accompany and follow up with consumers at community events and meetings. + Advocate for consumers and recovery goals in meetings. + Share personal recovery experiences and knowledge of recovery tools. + Maintain appropriate boundaries. + Help consumers identify and use community resources. + Monitor and provide feedback on consumer progress. + Assist with recovery management and goal setting. + Complete required paperwork and documentation promptly. + Teach problem-solving and social skills through coaching and role modeling. · High School Diploma or equivalent. · Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Specialist certification is preferred. · Have lived experience and a self-disclosed primary mental health diagnosis, having **experienced the recovery process** , and willing to share experiences to the benefit of consumers served. · Basic understanding of mental health and co-occurring disorder conditions or substance use that interfere with the activities of daily living and mental health wellness. · 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 consumers, families, and to interested stakeholders that peer support is a non-clinical service to promote recovery wellness. · Entry-level competency using a computer, including email use and Microsoft Word **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** CPR and CCM within 30 days of hire date · Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) · Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC) · Act 34 **_UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran_**