Peer Support Specialist

Posted 19 Days Ago
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46952, Marion, IN, USA
In-Office
Junior
Healthtech • Professional Services • Social Impact
The Role
Provide on-site peer support to individuals in mental health and addiction crises using lived experience. Teach and reinforce coping skills, recovery strategies, and wellness tools. Deliver immediate assistance in community settings and collaborate with therapists and crisis team members to support recovery and safety.
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Do you have lived experience with mental health and/or addiction recovery? Do you have passion for helping others navigate difficult times? We are looking for a compassionate, empathetic, and motivated Peer Support Skills Trainer to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals experiencing mental health and/or addictions crises. 

As a Peer Support Skills Trainer, you will provide hope, encouragement, and practical support to individuals in crisis. You will deliver immediate, on-site assistance in a community based setting. You will teach and reinforce coping skills, recovery strategies, and wellness tools, while collaborating with collaborating with therapists and others on the crisis team. 

If you believe in the power of recovery and want to use your experience to support others through challenging times, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help make recovery possible, one person at a time.

To support a safe and healthy environment for the individuals we serve and for one another, all employees of Radiant Health are required to comply with organizational health and infection prevention requirements as a condition of employment. This includes providing documentation of immunization status, completing required health screenings, and adhering to communicable disease prevention protocols applicable to the role and work environment. Radiant Health will review requests for reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

Qualifications
  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) certification or willing to obtain certification.
  • Must have personal, lived experience in their own recovery from addiction, mental illness, or co-occurring substance and mental disorders.
  • Minimum recovery time of 1-2 years
  • Experience working in behavioral health, social work, case management, or related field preferred
  • Must have a valid drivers license
  • Training in crisis intervention preferred.

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) certification or willing to obtain certification
  • Personal, lived experience in recovery from addiction, mental illness, or co-occurring disorders
  • Minimum recovery time of 1-2 years
  • Experience in behavioral health, social work, case management, or related field
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Training in crisis intervention
  • Comply with organizational health and infection prevention requirements (immunization documentation, health screenings, protocols)
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The Company
HQ: Marion, IN
70 Employees

What We Do

Radiant Health is a community mental health center (CMHC) in Indiana that offers evidence-based care for wide-ranging mental health challenges.

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