Continuing Care Peer (Peer Support Nights)

About the role

Continuing Care Peer at Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) offers community-based outreach, support, navigation, and care coordination for individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges, substance use, homelessness, or crisis situations. This position supports individuals during deflection encounters, sobering services, and transitions to appropriate levels of care, ensuring follow-up, advocacy, and continuity of services.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support, outreach, care planning, and resource linkage both onsite and in the community.
• Support individuals during deflection encounters, sobering services, and transitions to appropriate levels of care.
• Ensure follow-up, advocacy, and continuity of services.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health challenges.
• Experience in outreach, peer support, homeless services, or behavioral health preferred.
• Driver’s license (valid and in good standing) required.
• Clear 39-month motor vehicle record required.
• Peer Support Specialist certification from the Oregon Health Authority required or able to be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Skills

• Lived experience in recovery.
• Outreach skills.
• Peer support skills.
• Homeless services experience.
• Behavioral health experience.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness.
• Pet insurance.
• Dependent Care Savings.
• Health Care Savings.
• 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment.
• Generous PTO accrual.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs.
• Incentives.

Pay

$19/HR - $22.80/HR

Schedule

Hourly rate: $19/HR - $22.80/HR