Peer Specialist

Job Details

Job Location:

Mary R. Koenig Center
- St. Petersburg, FL 33705

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: High School/GED

Salary Range: $15.00 - $15.00

Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services

Established in 1970, Boley Centers, Inc., is a private, non-profit organization serving individuals with mental disabilities, individuals and families who are homeless, Veterans and youth in Pinellas County. Boley Centers, Inc., a nationally recognized and accredited behavioral health care agency, has an opening for a full-time Supported Housing Peer Specialist to work with the Treatment Team to provide psycho-social rehabilitation services to consumers and mentor services to consumers to assist with achievement of individualized goals.

• Assists the treatment team with assessing strengths and needs of individuals in the program by directly observing/teaching skills, housekeeping, shopping, transportation, budgeting, medication management, laundry, planning leisure activities.
• In coordination with Treatment team, implements treatment plans that seek to restore a person's functioning in key life roles such as work, family, and community.
• Builds working relationship and maintains regular contact with consumers. Communicates the consumers' needs to treatment team. Reports as appropriate, all unusual events, activities and incidents to supervisor or appropriate team member.
• Assists consumers in accessing resources in the community such as recreational activities, work, medical, dental, etc. Visits consumers at programs or their residence as scheduled or requested.
• Documents consumer and program activities as required.
• Mentors consumers in role recovery activities such as symptom management, relapse prevention, stress reduction and work readiness.
• Transports and teaches public transportation to consumers to support independence.

• High School Diploma/GED equivalency.
• Six months of responsible work experience, preferably involving interactions with the public.
• Knowledge of Recovery Model, counseling techniques, verbal crisis intervention and mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders.

• Valid Florida driver's license required. This position requires meeting the eligibility requirements of the Agency's vehicle insurance carrier when driving an Agency vehicle or a personal vehicle transporting consumers. Own transportation vehicle and insurance preferred.
• Must be a consumer of mental health services as defined by the Agency.

Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse helps ensure that caregivers, health workers, and educators meet Level 2 background screening standards before they can work with children, seniors, or other vulnerable groups. For more information, please visit

Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability. Veterans encouraged to apply. Boley Centers is a drug-free workplace that adheres to federal regulations as it pertains to marijuana use. EOE/ADA/VETERANS/DFWP