Peer Support Specialist

Crestwood Behavioral Health•Chula Vista, CA

About The Position

Peer Support Specialists provide direct services in a peer-designated role, drawing on personal recovery experience related to mental health, substance use, or trauma. They receive specialized training and supervision to guide and support people experiencing similar issues toward increased wellness. The role requires a personal commitment to recovery maintained over time, completion of peer-support training, and willingness to share recovery experiences in an inspirational way. The position is on call, with AM and PM scheduling. The role is based at Crestwood Chula Vista, whose services support clients in recovery through wellness tools and staff support. The program aims to restore hope, empowerment, community and natural-support inclusion, realized potential, and psychiatric stability.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
Personal lived experience with mental health or substance use.
Have maintained personal recovery over a period of time.
Complete 80-hour Peer Support Learning training or equivalent within 90 days of hire, or have taken the training within two years of hire.
Have current behavioral intervention techniques training within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Provide direct peer support to people experiencing mental health, substance use, or trauma-related issues.
Guide and support clients toward increased wellness.
Share personal recovery learning and experience in an inspirational way.
Work in mutuality with others using specialized peer-support training and supervision.