Rapid Response Peer-SPRINT Program

Triumph Treatment Services

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Rapid Response Peer – SPRINT Program provides immediate, relationship-based support to individuals following overdose or substance-related crisis. Working alongside community partners, this role uses lived experience to build trust, connect people quickly to treatment and recovery services, and ensure they are supported beyond the initial emergency encounter. The Rapid Response Peer – SPRINT Program (Strengthening Pathways for Rapid Integration to Treatment) is a peer support role focused on immediate engagement and follow-up with individuals who have experienced overdose, substance-related crisis, or other high-risk events. This position plays a central role in the SPRINT program by providing rapid, relationship-based peer support designed to interrupt cycles of crisis, reduce repeat overdose, and accelerate connection to treatment and recovery services. Operating primarily in the field, the Rapid Response Peer engages individuals in coordination with EMS, hospitals, shelters, and outreach partners, meeting people where they are shortly after a crisis event. Using lived experience and trauma-informed, person-centered practices, the peer builds trust during moments of vulnerability and supports timely access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), withdrawal management, residential or outpatient treatment, and recovery supports. This role emphasizes rapid outreach, warm handoffs, and sustained follow-up to ensure individuals are not lost after emergency encounters and are supported through stabilization and early recovery.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Lived experience in substance use and/or mental health with self, spouse or child.
Outreach
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
Commitment to promoting recovery and wellness
Certified Peer Counselor certification through the State of Washington (WAC 182-528D-0200).
Agency Affiliated Counselor Credential through Department of Health
Valid drivers license, vehicle insurance and a minimum of 3 years’ licensed driving experience required

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred

Responsibilities

Respond to referrals from EMS, hospitals, and community partners following overdose or substance-related crisis events.
Provide immediate peer support and engagement following high-risk encounters, offering education, reassurance, and recovery-oriented support.
Support rapid linkage to MOUD, withdrawal management, residential treatment, outpatient services, or community recovery supports.
Coordinate warm handoffs between emergency responders, clinical teams, treatment providers, and community partners.
Conduct follow-up outreach in the community, shelters, or other settings to maintain engagement after crisis events.
Build trusting, nonjudgmental relationships through consistent presence, authenticity, and peer connection.
Provide harm reduction education, safety planning, and overdose prevention information aligned with individual readiness.
Document all outreach encounters, referrals, and outcomes in CareLogic and required program or grant reporting systems.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, supervision, and required trainings.