Peer Support Specialist - Rapid Response
About The Position
The Peer Support Specialist works on the Rapid Response Team, providing recovery-oriented support to individuals in the community who are living with severe and severe persistent mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Using personal lived experience with recovery, the specialist builds supportive relationships and helps individuals pursue personal goals and develop recovery capital—the internal strengths and external resources that sustain long-term recovery. The role offers empathy, encouragement, practical guidance, and support for independence, autonomy, self-advocacy, wellness, and recovery. The specialist works as part of a multidisciplinary team and supports individuals in accessing community resources. The position is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, and is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a first- or second-shift option. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is offered for full-time clinical positions.
Requirements
- Certification as a Peer Specialist or Recovery Coach.
- Eligibility for CRSW and Intentional Peer Support certificates.
- Valid driver’s license and an automobile with liability insurance in the amount required by agency policy.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Organizational, written, and verbal skills.
- Basic computer experience.
- Teamwork, self-direction, independence, time management, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication with coworkers, staff, clients, and community partners.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working as a peer specialist in a mental health center setting and/or substance misuse services is highly recommended.
- Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Work with a multidisciplinary team, including clinicians, psychiatrists, and case managers, to support patients in achieving treatment goals and objectives.
- Apply stages-of-change principles and motivational interviewing skills to meet individuals where they are in their recovery journeys.
- Use lived experience to engage individuals in identifying and pursuing goals that build recovery capital.
- Provide support that fosters independence, autonomy, and self-advocacy.
- Assist individuals in accessing sustainable community resources that promote wellness and recovery.
- Advocate to reduce stigma and promote resiliency.
- Attend and actively participate in treatment team meetings and individual and group supervision.
- Communicate effectively with peers, managers, and support staff.
- Complete required documentation in a timely manner.
- Comply with confidentiality requirements under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
- Provide support that is sensitive to diverse cultures, languages, and recovery models.
- Demonstrate teamwork and conduct consistent with high standards of ethical practice.
Benefits
- $5,000 sign-on bonus for full-time clinical positions
- Health insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Personal time off (PTO)
- Extended illness leave (EIL)
- Seven paid holidays
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Tuition assistance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for medical and dependent care
- Flexible work options
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Company discounts
- Employee recognition events
- Competitive salaries
- Supervision toward clinical licensure
- Qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
