Tyto Athene, LLC

Certified Peer Support

Tyto Athene, LLC  •  $20.74/hr  •  Greensburg, PA (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Merakey is a leading behavioral health organization dedicated to providing high-quality services to individuals with mental health challenges. We are seeking a Certified Peer Specialist to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team in Greensburg, PA supporting Westmoreland County, PA. If you're passionate about empowering others through your lived experiences and promoting recovery, we want to hear from you!

  • Earn $20.74/hour
  • Location: 133 Donohoue Road Greensburg, PA 15602
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm; one 12-8:30 shift a week; rotating on-call, weekends and holidays

As a Certified Peer Specialist on our ACT Team, you will:

  • Apply wellness management skills, incorporating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), to assist consumers on their recovery path.
  • Provide personalized coaching to empower consumers and support their recovery objectives.
  • Share insights from your lived experiences to connect with and aid individuals undergoing mental health services.
  • Offer direct support to ACT Team members, including ongoing symptom assessment, psychiatric rehabilitation, integrated dual disorder treatment (IDDT), medication management, and transportation for treatment plans.
  • Participate in Individualized Treatment Team (ITT) processes, contributing valuable perspectives to consumer care.
  • Conduct cross-training for the ACT Team, fostering a culture that recognizes, values, and integrates consumer perspectives into treatment plans.
  • Attend and actively engage in internal and external treatment team meetings, daily clinical team meetings, and other relevant sessions.

Our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model supports individuals with serious mental illnesses who may not have experienced success or haven't found effective support within traditional outpatient programs. We offer tailored services emphasizing relationship-building and active involvement in enhancing functioning and symptom management.

Services involve weekly home visits, provided either in individuals' residences or within the community, utilizing personal vehicles for client transportation and community-based tasks.

If you are enthusiastic about making a positive impact on individuals facing mental health challenges and wish to be part of a collaborative and supportive team, apply now to join our essential ACT Team at Merakey. Together, we can contribute to the journey of recovery.

Benefits

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
  • Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
  • DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
  • On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
  • Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
  • Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
  • Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
  • Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Learn more about our full benefits package - https://www.merakey.org/careers/benefits

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

  • Certified as a Peer Support Specialist by the Pennsylvania Certification Board is required prior to employment
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • A valid driver’s license is required. Travel is necessary to offer support across County.
  • Must have personal experience as a recipient of mental health services and a willingness to share experiences to provide expertise about the recovery process.
  • At least 2 years of paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe mental illness preferred.
Tyto Athene, LLC

About Tyto Athene, LLC

At Tyto Athene, we help turn Data to Dominance. As a trusted mission partner to defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, we deliver secure, mission-critical technology solutions that enhance resilience, accelerate decision-making, and ensure national readiness.

Tyto provides the advanced networking, cybersecurity, and mission IT capabilities of a large company with the speed and agility of a mid-sized partner. Our hands-on approach, deep technical expertise, and customer-first mindset ensure rapid outcomes and long-term success. Whether modernizing networks, strengthening cyber defenses, or integrating secure communications, we help customers stay ahead of evolving threats and mission demands.

We work side-by-side with our customers—at the edge and in real time—to turn complex data into actionable insights. This enables information dominance across operational and informational environments, where speed, accuracy, and security are essential.

Our skilled workforce brings decades of federal mission experience, and our commitment to innovation and accountability drives us to deliver solutions that are secure, adaptable, and mission-focused. We bridge the gap between legacy systems and future-ready technologies to help customers succeed in a rapidly changing world.

With a strong track record of supporting critical missions, Tyto empowers government agencies to modernize securely, act decisively, and operate with confidence. We don’t just deliver technology—we deliver mission enablement.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
Year Founded
2018
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