Peer Support Specialist, Assertive Community Treatment - Baltimore, MD (M-F 8:30am-4:30pm/requires flexibility)
Sheppard PrattBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Posted May 30, 2025
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Full Time
About the Company
Sheppard Pratt’s mission-driven culture offers an environment where you can explore what motivates you both professionally and personally.
Job Description
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs provide comprehensive, mobile treatment services for adults with a persistent mental health illness. The program is for individuals who have not found success in traditional outpatient settings and who require individualized treatment services when and where it’s needed.
Requirements
- High school diploma, associate degree preferred
- Two years of positively referenced work, student, or volunteer experience
- Must obtain the Maryland Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) within one year of hire
- Self-identifies as an individual with lived behavioral health experience
- A driver’s license with 3-points or less and access to an insured vehicle
- Strong commitment to the right and ability of each person living with severe mental illness to live in the community, work in competitive jobs, and have access to helpful, adequate, and continuous support and services
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits for benefit eligible positions
- 403b retirement match
- Generous paid-time-off for benefit eligible positions
- Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous mileage reimbursement program