Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
Queen of Peace Center (QOPC), a member of the Federation of Catholic Charities, has been providing family-centered behavioral healthcare for women, children, and families since 1985. They serve the St. Louis metropolitan area through four core programs: prevention, education, treatment, and housing. The Peer Support Specialist will provide recovery mentoring, coaching, and supportive services to individuals experiencing substance use and co-occurring behavioral health disorders. This role utilizes lived recovery experience to serve as a positive role model, assisting individuals in identifying strengths, developing life skills, building self-advocacy and problem-solving abilities, and accessing resources for long-term recovery. The specialist will partner with individuals to set recovery goals, navigate treatment and community services, and overcome recovery barriers using a person-centered, trauma-informed approach. Collaboration with a multidisciplinary treatment team is essential to promote engagement, wellness, relapse prevention, and sustained recovery, while adhering to documentation, productivity standards, and regulatory compliance. Some evening and weekend hours are necessary.
Requirements
- Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 2 years in recovery required.
- Peer Support Specialist Certification required or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
- Current driver’s license required (MO residents require Class E).
- Minimum of 1-year professional experience working in substance use or behavioral health.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a role model to consumer in recovery
- Establish and maintain a peer relationship
- Teach life skills
- Assure consumers know their rights and responsibilities
- Teach consumers how to self-advocate
- Help the consumer identify options to achieve recovery goals
- Help the consumer develop problem solving skills
- Help the consumer access the services of substance use professionals when needed to sustain their recovery
- Help the consumer identify their strengths and how to use those strengths to maintain recovery
- Meet minimum billing and productivity standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
