Peer Support Specialist – StarRise Supportive Housing

Description

Peer Support Specialist Star Rise Schedule :
Wednesday — Saturday 6:00 am — 4:30 om Program:
Star Rise Education  Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Greeley, COShift: Wednesday — Saturday 6:00 am — 4:30 pm Posting Closes: 01.31.2026

At North Range Behavioral Health, we believe no one should face mental health challenges alone. Our compassionate team provides comprehensive, person-centered care, supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive. We’re proud to be a leader in behavioral health services across Weld County, offering programs for all ages and backgrounds. Our work is grounded in collaboration, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based practices, creating meaningful, lasting impact every day.

Because your work should matter — and here, it truly does!

Where Hope Begins, and Change Is Possible

North Range Behavioral Health provides compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges.

• Customer First:
  We help our customers achieve recovery every day.
• Compassion:
  We treat everyone with kindness, empathy, and dignity.
• Collaboration:
  
  We build strong relationships, internally and externally, to ensure effective care for our customers.

Are you passionate about using your lived experience to support others on their journey to recovery?

At Star Rise, a brand new 58-unit Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) community in Greeley, you’ll have the chance to do just that, and more.

Thoughtfully designed with trauma-informed principles, Star Rise is more than just housing; it’s a healing-centered space that promotes safety, stability, and a fresh start. From peaceful one-bedroom units to bright, welcoming communal areas, everything here is built to empower residents as they rebuild their lives.

As a Peer Support Specialist, you will walk alongside residents as they define and pursue their own goals, whether related to mental health, education, housing, or personal growth. Using your own story of recovery, you’ll offer guidance, teach practical skills, and show what’s possible through authentic connection and encouragement. Your support can spark hope, build confidence, and truly change lives.

This position includes eligibility for a monthly performance bonus.

• Provide direct services to clients under the guidance of an Administrative or Clinical Supervisor.
• Use lived experience, empathy, and recovery-oriented practices to model hope, resilience, and effective coping strategies, supporting clients through coaching, role modeling, and appropriate self-disclosure.
• Partner closely with therapists and the clinical team to coordinate services, respond to client needs, and support treatment goals while helping prevent crises, deterioration, or hospitalization.
• Help clients access benefits, community resources, and supportive services by coordinating care with internal programs and external partners.
• Support clients in identifying barriers to recovery or resiliency, recognizing warning signs, and building health habits that promote wellness and reduce the risk of relapse or crisis.
• Coach clients in practical life and behavioral skills, assist with problem-solving, and support activities of daily living, while offering a compassionate, listening ear.
• Promote medication awareness and effective communication with medical and mental health providers; assist clients in developing wellness, recovery, or crisis plans (e.g., SAMHSA tools, Psychiatric Advance Directives).
• Provide encouragement and support to clients and, when appropriate, their families or support systems.
• Advocate for clients across settings such as schools, nursing facilities, healthcare systems, and family environments.
• Lead or support social, recreational, peer support, or consumer-run groups that foster connection and community.
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation, including progress notes and electronic health records, ensuring services are ethically delivered and appropriately billed.

You’re a Great Fit If You:

• Brings empathy, lived experience, and passion for…