Peer Support Specialist; Overnight

Peer Support Specialist

Location:

Baltimore, Maryland

Pay range:
For non‑certified peers: $19-23;
For certified peers: $23-25.

Full‑time |

Shifts:

11:00 PM–7:00 AM, Monday‑Friday.

Being the leader communities need in moments of crisis.

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s only comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, we’ve been at the forefront of behavioral health crisis care – providing timely, community‑based services for individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.

We are seeking a Peer Support Specialist to work alongside Emergency Medical Services in Baltimore City, providing brief crisis intervention for individuals experiencing substance use issues or overdoses. In this role, you’ll connect people to recovery programs, coordinate care, and offer support for mental health, addiction, and homelessness challenges.

This position is more than crisis response – it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful, life‑changing impact, strengthen community connections, and help individuals move toward recovery and wellness.

• Work collaboratively with members of EMS and other members of BCRI’s team to provide support and resources to individuals experiencing substance use issues or homelessness.
• Work with individuals in a substance‑use crisis to develop a crisis plan, provide linkage to care and introduce other crisis‑planning tools as needed.
• Respond alongside EMS to overdoses in Baltimore City to provide linkage and connection to services.
• Assist individuals in crisis to maintain continuity of care by giving them mental health, addiction, peer‑recovery support and other needed resources.
• Build relationships with addiction, mental health and homelessness outreach providers, peer‑recovery support and other community resources.
• Perform timely and accurate documentation of all clinical and client‑related information.
• Maintain professional, open, effective, and appropriate communication with clients, BCRI staff, management, outside agencies and the public.
• Empower participants to become self‑advocates for their own recovery and wellness.
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients, staff and other outside agencies.
• Work with all clients from a strengths‑based perspective, providing support and encouragement as they move forward in their recovery.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Moderate walking, standing, climbing stairs, and sitting required; light lifting may be required. Transportation of clients and their belongings in agency vehicles. Minimal support and assistance with client care needs.

• Works as part of a Mobile Team, which provides services in the community. Visits clients in various community settings and on the streets. When in the office, works generally in a well‑lit and ventilated office environment.

• Potential exposure to highly charged, stressful and emotional situations and potential exposure to aggressive encounters.

• Lead a mission‑driven mobile crisis response team.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan.
• Generous PTO – Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Development Support.
• Be part of an innovative, impact‑driven team shaping the future of crisis care.

This is more than a leadership role – it’s a chance to help individuals and families find stability in their most vulnerable moments.