Peer Support Specialist - BHRC Outreach; Mon - Fri
Listed on 2026-02-10
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Healthcare
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Social Work
Mental Health, Community Health
Peer Support Specialist – BHRC Outreach Team Job Description
Pay:$25.00 Per Hour
Schedule:1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Days/Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Benefits:This is a benefited position as outlined in The Peer Company Employee Handbook
Reports to:BHRC Program Manager
Department:Behavioral Health Resource Center (BHRC)
Job Summary
The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) provides peer support as someone who has similar life experiences and acts as a positive role model for living in recovery. The PSS is a member of interdisciplinary teams participating in collaboratively supporting an individual’s self-defined and self-directed care. The PSS supports the individual being served by creating their own person-directed recovery plan and accomplishing goals towards their self-defined recovery journey plan.
They provide a listening, nonjudgmental presence and connect individuals being served with a full range of community resources.
The Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center (BHRC) is an innovative model that has been led by peers and centers its values in being trauma informed and equity based. The BHRC is a project of Multnomah County in collaboration with many community partners. The BHRC includes a Peer Run Day Center, 33 bed shelter with stays up to 30 days and a 19-bed bridge to housing program with stays up to 90 days for people experiencing homelessness and behavioral health challenges.
The Day Center is run by The Peer Company and currently is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
As a part of the multidisciplinary team, this PSS engages directly with people experiencing homelessness around the BHRC to facilitate connection and engagement with health and social services and other services and supports the people being served are seeking. Peers support people in taking the next step in the care continuum by talking directly with people in the field, finding out what they need, identifying programs, resources, and services that will best meet those needs, and removing barriers to accessing those programs, resources, and services.
Goals include helping people experiencing homelessness access the BHRC; enter shelter; develop trusting relationships with their medical or behavioral health home; and access food and material resources.
Qualifications
Values Alignment:The Peer Company strives to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve as well as honoring Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices with a Social Justice lens. Our values of Voice and Choice mean we believe in the person’s right to make their own decisions and that people are the “experts” in their own lives. We have an unwavering belief in every person’s ability to learn, grow, and recover.
Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization, as well as each employee of The Peer Company.
Education:High school diploma or equivalent required.
Background Check:A criminal background check will be conducted by The Peer Company in accordance with The Peer Company background check policy. A criminal record does not necessarily exclude an individual from employment with The Peer Company.
Pre-Hire Drug Screen:As part of The Peer Company's commitment to fostering a safe, productive, and professional workplace, we require pre-hire drug screenings for all potential employees. The screening will be conducted in accordance with The Peer Company's drug screening policy, as well as applicable state and federal laws.
Experience:
- Identifies as having at least 2 years of lived experience in recovery with addiction challenges (may include both addiction and mental health challenges)
- Experience with mental health recovery is desirable and highly valued
- Understands the principles of trauma-informed care, recovery, consumer-involvement, and trauma-informed care
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