Part-Time Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

About the role

Join our dedicated Street Medicine team as a Peer Recovery Specialist and help foster hope, connection, and empowerment in the community. This is more than a job – it’s a mission to ensure access to care, promote recovery, and advocate for those who need it most.

Responsibilities

• Engage individuals experiencing homelessness to build trust and connect them to essential services.
• Provide one-on-one peer support, sharing your recovery journey to inspire others.
• Facilitate access to behavioral health treatment, housing, and harm reduction supplies like naloxone kits.
• Collaborate closely with medical providers, behavioral health clinicians, and case managers to ensure holistic care.
• Advocate for clients’ rights and self-determination within health and social service systems.
• Participate in ongoing training, supervision, and reflective practice to enhance your skills.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate degree preferred.
• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist (required).
• Lived experience with recovery from substance use, mental health challenges, or homelessness, with a demonstrated ability to support others.
• Three years of peer recovery service experience, preferably with at least one year in a healthcare or community setting.
• Bilingual (Spanish-English) speakers are highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Baltimore City and local service providers.
• Strong communication, crisis de-escalation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in dynamic environments, including street-based settings.
• Valid Maryland driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for work use.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; Associate degree preferred.
• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist (required).
• Lived experience with recovery from substance use, mental health challenges, or homelessness, with a demonstrated ability to support others.
• Three years of peer recovery service experience, preferably with at least one year in a healthcare or community setting.
• Bilingual (Spanish-English) speakers are highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Baltimore City and local service providers.
• Strong communication, crisis de-escalation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in dynamic environments, including street-based settings.
• Valid Maryland driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for work use.

Skills

• Strong communication skills.
• Crisis de-escalation skills.
• Collaborative teamwork.
• Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and harm reduction principles.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

$18.00 to $20.19 hourly.

Schedule

Variable schedule to accommodate street-based outreach and client needs.

Why Join Us?

At Health Care for the Homeless, we believe in dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion, and balance. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to transformative work that uplifts vulnerable communities while growing in your professional journey. You’ll have access to comprehensive benefits, ongoing professional development, and a supportive environment that values your lived experience.

Application

To apply, please visit: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=301a5408-a748-42d5-9892-8deaccf9d270&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=531558&lang=en_US

Locations

• Baltimore City – Downtown - 421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD 21202
• Baltimore City – West Baltimore - 2000 W. Baltimore St., Suite 3300 Baltimore, MD 21223
• Baltimore County - 9150 Franklin Square Dr., Suite 301 Baltimore, MD 21237

Vision

We believe in dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion, and balance. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to transformative work that uplifts vulnerable communities while growing in your professional journey.

Our Mission

We work to end homelessness through racially equitable health care, housing and advocacy in partnership with those of us who have experienced it.

Five Areas of Focus

• ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO NEED US
• TEAM-BASED CARE
• CARE MANAGEMENT
• BETTER MANAGE AND COORDINATE CARE
• IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE LARGER POPULATION

Person-Centered, Whole-Person Care

We provide person-centered, whole-person care, combining health care services and supportive services with advocacy. We provide whole-person care in a safe, respectful environment with acute sensitivity to clients’ life experiences.

TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE

Trauma is central to the homeless experience. People without homes often experience life trauma before they end up on the street, and living on the street is, in itself, traumatic. Trauma affects everything from our ability to trust others and build relationships to our brain development. For these reasons, we at Health Care for the Homeless are committed to providing trauma-informed care, a best practice that recognizes the impact of violence on an individual’s well-being, and that helps heal the social and psychological wounds violence leaves in its wake.

HARM REDUCTION

Total adherence or abstinence doesn’t work for all who engage in behaviors harmful to their health, like substance use. Harm reduction leverages the relationship between the care provider and the individual to lower the individual’s health risks. Our providers work with individuals to set goals that both reduce harm and are realistic to achieve. Our model of care is known in the health care industry as a patient-centered medical home.

Health Care for the Homeless is Participating in the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP)

We are participating in the MDPCP, a state-wide initiative to improve primary care. To help us provide you with the best care, Medicare will share some of your personal health information with HCH and the State Designated Health Information Exchange (CRISP), to share with other health professionals providing care to you. This will provide us with a more complete picture of your health and allow us to better coordinate your care.

Health Care for the Homeless is accredited for quality

We are an FTCA-deemed facility and are accredited by the Joint Commission for ambulatory care and behavioral health, and as a patient-centered medical home.