Certified Peer Support Specialist I | Adult Outpatient Services

Turn experience into impact at North Valley. Our Certified Peer Support Specialists bring the power of lived experience to individuals navigating mental health and substance use challenges. By offering encouragement, leading therapeutic activities, and fostering meaningful connections, you'll help clients build confidence, strengthen resilience, and discover that recovery is possible. Your ability to connect through understanding and empathy can make a lasting impact on someone's journey toward healing and growth.

About the role

The Certified Peer Support Specialist is an individual who uses their lived experience in recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorder, in addition to skills learned in formal training, to deliver services promoting recovery and resiliency. Certified peer specialists offer support and empower clients to resolve problems by fostering a sense of hope, dignity, and self-respect.

Responsibilities

• Assists with maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment by observing and documenting client behavior, reporting unsafe conditions, and applying appropriate emotional and physical support
• Assists with providing a therapeutic milieu for clients by encouraging participation in recreational activities and group therapies
• Assists with supportive therapy for select clients by leading activity and conversation groups
• Assists in the development of client behavioral expectations
• Assists with the unit's training and quality assurance programs
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team
• Assists with initiating and contributing to client treatment planning, teaching, and discharge planning

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Certified Peer Support Specialist certification
• CPR certification
• Valley de-escalation certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Former client of Valley Behavioral Health

Pay

Range starts at $18.00/hour up to $20.25/hour (pay is calculated based on years of related experience).

Schedule

Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday | 9:00am – 3:00pm (Part Time)

Benefits

• 401k Plan eligibility after 90 days, with a 100% company match on up to 6% of your income
• Employee Assistance Programs for mental health needs
• Education Assistance and Professional Development programs that include:
  • New Licensure Reimbursement
  • Specialized Training and Conferences
  • Student Loan Programs
  • Continuing Education Reimbursement for Licensed Professional education

About Valley Behavioral Health

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non-profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalized care they need to heal and grow. You will belong to a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organization that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.