Adult Peer Support Specialist

Job Overview

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Adult Peer Support Specialist to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals navigating behavioral health challenges. In this role, you will serve as a vital connector, offering empathetic peer support rooted in shared lived experience. Your energetic approach will inspire hope, foster recovery, and promote resilience among diverse adult populations facing mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders. This paid position provides an opportunity to empower clients through mentorship, advocacy, and recovery-oriented practices within a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support to adults experiencing mental health conditions and substance use challenges by sharing personal recovery experiences and fostering hope.
• Assist clients in developing coping strategies through motivational interviewing and harm reduction techniques.
• Engage in crisis management and crisis intervention to ensure safety and stability for individuals in distress.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care plans that emphasize recovery, social integration, and client empowerment.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of client information.
• Advocate for clients’ needs by connecting them with community resources, housing, employment, and culturally sensitive services.
• Support clients in developing life skills, setting goals, and strengthening their social support networks through mentoring and peer-led activities.

Requirements

• Highschool diploma or equivalent.
• Lived experience with mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and co-occurring disorders.
• Current Peer Support Specialist certification.
• Practicing within a group aency in the Magellan of Idaho network under Magellan of Idaho supervisory protocol.
• Been in recovery for a minimum of 1 year.

Skills

• Strong understanding of behavioral health principles, mental health counseling, addiction counseling, and harm reduction strategies.
• Excellent client communication skills with the ability to build trust and rapport across diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Skilled in crisis management, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques to handle emergency situations effectively.
• Knowledge of motivational interviewing methods to motivate clients toward positive change.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining collaboration within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Commitment to maintaining client confidentiality and practicing ethical peer support advocacy.

Join us in transforming lifes through compassionate peer support! This roll offers a dynamic environment where your lived experience can inspire hope, foster recovery, and empower adults on their journey toward wellness.

Pay: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $22