ACT Peer Support Professional

* Peer Support Specialist – Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
** Help others find hope because you’ve walked the road yourself.
* Are you someone who has experienced mental health or substance use struggles firsthand and want to use your own recovery journey to help others? We are looking for a
* Peer Support Specialist
* to join our
* Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team*.As a Peer Support Specialist, you’ll bring something unique to the team:
* lived experience, hope, understanding, and the ability to show others that recovery is possible.
* You’ll work alongside ACT team members to support individuals experiencing serious and persistent mental illness and/or substance use challenges as they work toward their own goals and recovery.
* What You’ll Do
** Build positive, trusting relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
* Share your own recovery experiences when appropriate to provide hope, reassurance, and encouragement.
* Help individuals identify their strengths, goals, and personal definition of recovery.
* Provide support related to coping skills, symptoms of mental illness, medications and side effects, relapse prevention, and recovery.
* Engage individuals through outreach, support, and community-based services.
* Promote self-determination and support individuals through the stages of change.
* Serve as a role model by demonstrating healthy coping and recovery skills.
* Respond appropriately to emergency situations and follow ACT program guidelines.
* Complete required documentation and training.
* Why This Role Matters
* Your experience can become someone else’s hope!

As a Peer Support Specialist, you won't simply tell someone that recovery is possible—you can show them through your own experience. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary ACT Team dedicated to meeting people where they are, supporting their goals, and helping them move toward the life they want.

* Qualifications:

** High school diploma or equivalent.
* Willing to obtain Certified Peer Support certification (CPSP) within 6 months of employment.
* Must have personal, lived experience in your 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, care insurance, and reliable vehicle

Expected hours:
No less than 40.0 per week