Thresholds is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Peer Support Specialist to join our Wellness West Care Coordination Program. In this role, you will leverage your lived experience to support individuals navigating mental health and physical health challenges in person on the West Side of Chicago. Wellness West services individuals who suffer disproportionately from higher rates of chronic disease, acute ailments and mental illness. You will serve as a member advocate, helping individuals regain control over their lives and recovery processes while modeling resilience and coping skills.
The culture at Thresholds is compassionate and supportive, providing you with the tools and resources you need for the best client care. Opportunities for training and professional development will deepen your knowledge and expand your clinical skills in harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and other evidence-based practices. To support the CRSS credential, we offer free clinical supervision, fee reimbursement, and scholarship opportunities. This invaluable experience will set you up for a variety of career paths and growth opportunities within our organization.
To succeed in this role, you need:
- Lived and living experience with personal mental health recovery
- Passion for mental health advocacy
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills
- To be at least 21 years old
- A valid driver’s license, current car insurance, and daily access to a car
- Willingness to provide transportation to clients
Education and experience:
- High school diploma or GED certificate required
- Active CRSS credential preferred
What sets Thresholds apart:
- Competitive pay - Base Rate: $21.75 - $24.42 hourly / $45,240 - $50,800 annually
- Commensurate with education and experience
- Additional increase with current CRSS
- Generous PTO (9 federal holidays, 8 days of sick leave, 3 personal days, & 15 vacation days)
- Dental insurance, vision insurance, choice of 4 medical insurance plans
- 403(b) retirement plan with 3% employer match
- Robust employee assistance program (EAP)
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cell phone reimbursement (up to $50/month)
- Public service loan forgiveness
- Supervision for clinical licensure at no cost (CRSS, LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC)
- Reimbursement for professional licensure and license renewal
Thresholds is a mission-driven agency with a deep commitment to fostering an environment where all feel valued and respected, a place where every employee can be themselves, thrive, and support the agency’s mission. Click here to learn more.
One of the oldest and largest community mental health organizations in Illinois, we pride ourselves in being a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace and one of Chicago’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For, several years in a row.
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What We Do
Established in 1959, Thresholds provides healthcare, housing, and hope for thousands of persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois each year. Through care, employment, advocacy, and housing, Thresholds assists and inspires people with mental illnesses to reclaim their lives. Thresholds is one of the oldest and largest providers of recovery services for persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois. We offer 30 innovative programs at more than 75 locations throughout Chicago, the adjacent suburbs, and four surrounding counties. Services include assertive outreach, case management, housing, employment, education, psychiatry, primary care, substance use treatment, and research. Thresholds’ staff meets people where they are – out in the community. Offering services in a community-based setting makes them more accessible and effective and lessens the social exclusion that is often present in the lives of persons living with mental illnesses and substance use conditions. This allows our staff and clients to work on skills, clinical interventions, and recovery that allows them to live independent lives in their own neighborhoods Our clients are all unique – coming from vastly different backgrounds and arriving with different needs, talents, and hopes. Each client works with our staff to set their own specific short-term goals and objectives, based on their needs, desires, and level of self-sufficiency. Recovery from mental illnesses and substance use is possible. Recovery is a process of finding and living a satisfying and meaningful life, as one defines it for oneself. We assist our clients as they work to reclaim a positive sense of self, and discover their own potential, gifts, and skills.
Why Work With Us
Thresholds employees are real-life super-heroes. Each staff member contributes to providing life-saving mental health services with heart and an unparalleled focus on recovery through innovative, evidence-based practices.
