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Description
Peer Support Specialist
Location: Nampa, Idaho (Community-Based)
Employment Type: Part-time
Salary: $19 - $21/hr
Date Posted: 5/4/2026
About the Role
As a Peer Support Specialist, you will use your lived experience to support adults living with severe and persistent mental illness or emotional disturbance. Through shared experience, recovery-oriented tools, and strengths-based support, you will help individuals build hope, resilience, and wellness in their homes and communities. This role provides meaningful opportunities to empower clients and model recovery every day.
Responsibilities
- Provide peer support services in home, community, and telehealth settings
- Promote recovery, resiliency, and wellness through lived-experience sharing
- Help clients build coping strategies, problem-solving skills, and community connection
- Maintain timely documentation within the electronic health record (EHR)
- Collaborate with supervisors, clinicians, and case management staff
- Support clients in identifying goals and working toward long-term recovery
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to pass background checks, including Enhanced Fingerprinting with ID DHW
- Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and insurance
- Ability to work in a community-based setting
- EHR experience is a plus
- Peer Support certification issued by the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
- If not yet certified: Clarvida can provide guidance on certification, screening, and possible training cost support if hired with the agreement to pursue certification
Compensation & Benefits
- 25 hours a week, flexible daytime schedule
- Possible hybrid or remote work options
- Productivity incentive program
- Part-time roles can grow into full-time
- Multiple locations available
- Strong stability and growth opportunities within a national organization
Full-Time Employees
- Paid vacation days (increasing with tenure)
- Separate sick leave that rolls over annually
- Up to 10 paid holidays*
- Medical, dental, and vision benefit plan options
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health, dependent, and transportation FSA options
- Employee, spouse, and dependent basic and optional life insurance
All Employees
- 401(k)
- Mileage and cell phone reimbursement (or company phone)
- Pet insurance
- DailyPay – instant access to earned wages
- SoFi at Work student loan refinancing
- Next Steps Financial Wellness resources
- Company laptop and IT support
- Verizon and Dell discounts
- Perks @ Clarvida – national discounts on travel, shopping, and entertainment
- Training, development, and CEUs for licensure
- Advancement opportunities as programs grow
- Benefit availability may vary by state/county.
Work Location
Community-based throughout Idaho
Employment Type
Part-time
How to Apply
If you are passionate about using your recovery journey to empower others and want to make a meaningful impact in community mental health, we encourage you to apply. Click “Apply Now” to join the team.
Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
About Clarvida
Clarvida is a national provider of behavioral health and human services. We are committed to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-focused care. As we grow, we remain committed to supporting staff through training, technology, and advancement opportunities.
Learn more: www.clarvida.com/mission-vision-and-values
See additional openings: www.clarvida.com/working-at-clarvida
Equal Opportunity Employer
Clarvida is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.
Keywords
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Salary : $19 - $21