Certified Peer Specialist

• Pay or shift range: $21.50 USD to $22.50 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Behavioral Health Network (BHN) is a leading statewide provider of behavioral health services and a Certified Great Place to Work. Since 1938, BHN has helped individuals, families, and communities thrive through compassionate, high-quality care. We are seeking a Certified Peer Specialist to support individuals receiving behavioral health services in their recovery journeys. Reporting to the Certified Peer Specialist Supervisor, this role provides peer-based support, advocacy, education, and guidance to help individuals build self-determined lives and navigate mental health services and community resources.

Certified Peer Specialists may work within the Community Peer Program, Adult Mobile Crisis Team, or The Living Room.

• Purpose-Driven Work – Empower individuals to take an active role in their recovery and achieve their goals.
• Peer-Based Support and Advocacy – Use lived experience to inspire hope, model recovery, and support self-determination.
• Meaningful Community Impact – Help individuals connect with resources, supports, and opportunities within their communities.
• Collaborative Team Environment – Work alongside behavioral health professionals and peer support colleagues dedicated to recovery-focused care.
• Recovery-Oriented Practice – Promote wellness, resilience, empowerment, and individual choice in every interaction.
• Ongoing Professional Growth – Expand your knowledge through training, supervision, and continued learning in peer support and recovery practices.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Generous PTO, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, employee assistance programs, and more.
• Certified Great Place to Work – Join an organization recognized for creating a positive and engaging employee experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Support individuals’ progress toward mental health recovery and self-determined lives by sharing experiential knowledge and real-life examples of recovery.
• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness through appropriate sharing of personal recovery experiences and strategies.
• Inspire hope and encourage individuals as they navigate their recovery journeys.
• Provide self-help education and connect individuals to recovery tools, peer supports, and community resources.
• Assist individuals in identifying goals, hopes, and aspirations and developing pathways toward achieving them.
• Offer supportive listening and emotional support to individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges or distress.
• Share information about community resources, including peer-run organizations, housing supports, benefits resources, and community events.
• Maintain current knowledge of recovery-oriented practices, peer support services, and community resources through ongoing learning and professional development.
• Complete responsibilities with professionalism, cultural responsiveness, teamwork, communication, and effective use of agency technology.

• Lived experience of a psychiatric diagnosis, extreme emotional states, and/or trauma (
  Required
  )
• High School Diploma or GED (
  Required
  )
• Peer Specialist Certification required, or the ability to obtain certification within 1 year of hire. (Required)
• One year of recovery experience (Required)
• Valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation (Required)
• Bilingual and bicultural proficiency in English and Spanish required;
  American Sign Language proficiency preferred.
• Ability to act as an advocate and empower individuals to take leadership in their own recovery.
• Ability…