Peer Support Specialist
About the role
Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities that support each client in their journey for over 50 years. Our model of care focuses on a personal and self-directed process that empowers the people we serve and helps them develop the skills to thrive.
Peer Support Specialists are people in a peer-designated role providing direct services with a personal experience of recovery from mental health, substance use, or trauma conditions who receive specialized training and supervision to guide and support others who are experiencing similar mental health, substance use, or trauma issues toward increased wellness. A Peer Support Specialist is an individual who has made a personal commitment to his or her own recovery, has maintained that recovery over a period of time, has taken the 80-hour Peer Support Learning training (or equivalent) to work in mutuality with others, and is willing to share what he or she has learned about recovery in an inspirational way.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct peer support services to clients experiencing mental health, substance use, or trauma issues
- Guide and support others toward increased wellness using personal recovery experience
- Work in mutuality with clients, sharing recovery experiences in an inspirational way
- Maintain personal commitment to own recovery
- Complete 80-hour Peer Support Learning training (or equivalent) within 90 days of hire if not already completed
- Maintain current techniques of behavioral intervention training within six months of hire
Qualifications
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- Mental health or substance use disorder lived experience
- 80-hour Peer Support Learning training (or equivalent) successfully completed within 90 days of hire, or completed within 2 years prior to hire
- Current techniques of behavioral intervention training within six months of hire
Schedule
On Call (AM, PM)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits packages for full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Sick Leave Buy Back
- 401(k) Retirement
- Scholarship Program
- Qualifying Supervision for BBS Associates
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Holidays
- Service Awards
- Jury Duty Pay
Pay
Hourly pay range: $23 USD - $23 USD per hour. Final salary offered will be based on factors including but not limited to candidate's skills, experience, licensure, and program acuity.
Career Growth
Crestwood delivers industry-leading education and training that allows team members to succeed and continue to grow their careers. Employees gain experience at one of California's leading behavioral health service providers.
About the Campus
Crestwood Chula Vista helps clients recover with an enhanced sense of resilience, accessing a wide range of wellness tools and staff support. The mission of this program is to restore a sense of hope, empowerment, community/natural support inclusion, realized potential in each client, and psychiatric stabilization. Learn more about B Certified Corporations at www.bcorp.com.