Peer Support Specialist II

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Change Lives With Recovery Innovations! Our mission is to empower people on their journey to recovery, helping them achieve their goals, rediscover meaning and purpose in life, and reconnect with themselves and their communities. Our vision is to revolutionize healthcare by pioneering innovative solutions that go beyond behavioral health, empowering people to thrive in the communities where they live, work, and play.

Join a groundbreaking team at the forefront of peer‑powered support, empowering individuals on their journey through mental health and substance use challenges! Be part of something bigger—together, we can change lives and create lasting hope!

Peer Support Specialist II

PRN / Non‑Exempt

7:00am – 7:30pm / 7:00pm – 7:30am (required to work two 12‑hour shifts per month) | Availability to attend court hearings when listed as a witness on a petition.

Crisis - Recovery Response Center;
Peoria, AZ

$19.50 – $23.50/hr

Successful completion of Peer Employment Training and obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist is required.

The Peer Support Specialist II provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. The role also assists in creating and implementing a recovery environment, and acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of each participant. Support includes resume building, job searching, and recovery planning.

• Guest Care & Advocacy:
  Provides coaching, mentoring, and role‑modeling to peer support staff; facilitates professional development training opportunities.
• Provides support for participant wellness, groups, and activities that strengthen recovery.
• Ensures all program elements and expectations are being met.
• Engages participants in a recovery partnership; helps identify hopes, dreams, and solutions.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility, and self‑advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be met.
• Cultivates connectedness in the participant’s life (self, others, environment, meaning, and purpose).
• Compliance &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Completes clinical notes and facilitates documentation, transfers, and transition of guest care.
• Stays abreast of all federal and state regulations, policies, and procedures; complies with Recovery Innovations standards, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Assists with initial introductions to clinical team, coordinates services or resources, facilitates transportation and community integration.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with team members.
• Additional Duties:
  Creates peer‑level curriculum and facilitates group activities; performs other related duties as assigned.
• Outpatient Programs:
  Aids participants with resume building, job searching, recovery planning, and healthy living support.

• Education/Licenses:
  Successful completion of Peer Employment Training and obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist;
  High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience:
  
  Lived experience requiring mental health and/or substance use services; two (2) years full‑time behavioral health experience; additional training in peer‑related topics; experience in community navigation, resume writing, curriculum development, and family peer support.
• Skills:
  
  Basic computer skills; ability to teach and train recovery information and tools; effective communication skills; must pass de‑escalation training as defined by state requirements.
• Driving Requirements:
  If driving is required, must meet all Recovery Innovations driving policy requirements; otherwise a Non‑Driver Attestation must be signed.
• Miscellaneous:
  Applicants must be at least 18 years old unless a different minimum age requirement applies; travel required based on business need; maintain confidentiality (HIPAA) and professionalism;
  Second‑Chance
  
  Employer:
  
  Must pass a seven‑year background check, substance‑abuse testing (if applicable), education…