Peer Support

About the role

The Continuing Care Peer is an individual with lived experience in recovery and who provides community-based outreach, support, navigation, and care coordination for individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges, substance use, homelessness, or crisis situations. This position provides peer support, outreach, care planning, and resource linkage both onsite and in the community. This Continuing Care Peer supports individuals during deflection encounters, sobering services, and transitions to appropriate levels of care, while 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

• High school diploma or GED.
• Recovery from substance use and/or mental health challenges for at least six months.
• Experience in outreach, peer support, homeless services, or behavioral health.
• Valid driver's license.
• Clear 39-month motor vehicle record.
• Peer Support Specialist certification from the Oregon Health Authority.

Benefits

CBI offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 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, and more!

  For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.