Job Description
Job Description
Make a Difference Through Your Lived Experience
Are you someone who has walked the path of mental health or substance use recovery and wants to support others on their journey? We are seeking a compassionate, recovery-oriented Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to join our behavioral health team. In this role, your lived experience becomes a powerful tool to inspire hope, build trust, and foster resilience in others navigating their own recovery.
What You'll Do:
- Use your personal recovery story to build meaningful, trust-based relationships with individuals in treatment.
- Facilitate peer-led groups focused on topics like wellness, relapse prevention, emotional regulation, and empowerment.
- Provide one-on-one peer mentoring to help individuals set goals, access services, and build confidence.
- Help patients develop personalized recovery plans, including WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plans).
- Connect individuals to vital community resources such as housing, employment, support groups, and transportation.
- Participate as a valued voice in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Promote a culture of hope, dignity, and self-determination.
What You Bring:
- Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, with at least 1 year of sustained recovery.
- Certification as a Peer Support Specialist (or willingness to become certified).
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Deep empathy, active listening skills, and the ability to support others without judgment.
- Commitment to ethical peer support standards and maintaining professional boundaries.
- Familiarity with recovery principles, trauma-informed care, and cultural humility.
- Comfort facilitating groups and working independently within a team-based environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience navigating systems like Medicaid, disability benefits, housing services, or community-based recovery networks.
- Basic understanding of electronic documentation and case note recording.
- Awareness of crisis support services and ability to provide appropriate referrals.
Why Join Us?
- Be a respected member of a multidisciplinary care team.
- Use your personal experience to make a real, lasting impact on others.
- Receive ongoing training, support, and professional development.
- Contribute to a workplace that values authenticity, inclusivity, and lived experience.
Ready to Empower Others Through Your Journey?
Apply today and help others discover the power of recovery, hope, and connection.
Any offer of employment is conditional pending the successful completion of background checks and health clearance (drug test, pre-employment physical, and TB screening).