Peer Support Supervisor
About The Position
BHSN, one of the fastest-growing organizations providing whole-person care in the region, is in search of passionate individuals to join our rapidly expanding team! Our Peer Support Supervisor provides peer-informed, recovery-oriented supervision and leadership to peer support staff across programs. The Supervisor uses their own lived experiences and advanced peer practice skills to support peer staff in delivering mutual, person-driven, and non-clinical peer support, educate non-peer staff and leadership on peer values and role clarity, and promote a culture of recovery, equity, and shared power across the organization. This role is both supervisory and systems-focused, advancing peer support as a distinct and essential discipline.
Requirements
- Lived experience of recovery.
- Certification as a Peer Support Specialist or ability to obtain in required time frame.
- Demonstrated experience providing peer support services and mentoring, leading, and supervising others.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group supervision to peer staff using peer-informed, reflective supervision models.
- Support staff in maintaining role clarity and boundaries.
- Conduct performance evaluations aligned with peer competencies.
- Support onboarding, mentoring, and retention of peer staff.
- Address role conflict/drift, moral distress, and workplace challenges specific to peer roles.
- Provide reflective, strength-based supervision grounded in peer values.
- Facilitate team meetings, consultation, and shared learning spaces.
- Promote wellness, boundaries, and sustainability of peer staff.
- Ensure roles remain non-clinical, voluntary, and relationship centered.
- Champion the integrity of the peer role within the organization.
- Use national guidelines as a fidelity framework for peer services.
- Provide training and consultation to non-peer staff, supervisors, and leadership on the concept of peer support, differences in peer and clinical roles, and the value of lived experience in recovery.
- Collaborate with leadership to strengthen peer support services through program development, policy improvement, quality initiatives, and opportunities for peer staff growth and leadership.
- Promote recovery-oriented, person-centered approaches across the organization.
- Ensure peer staff complete documentation consistent with agency requirements and recovery oriented, person-centered language.
- Promote collaborative documentation practices that center the individual’s voice.
- Maintain compliance with confidentiality laws and BHSN policy.
Benefits
- Generous benefits, including personalized health coverage, paid time off, and holiday pay
- Working within our community, making a real impact, working alongside passionate colleagues
- Accessible leadership team, coaching for your growth, and ample training opportunities
- As a rapidly growing organization, there are endless opportunities to grow within the organization
- Community discounts, loan forgiveness & more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
