Mental Health Peer Support Specialist
Since 1972, Therapeutic Health Services (THS) has provided evidence-based, culturally appropriate and compassionate behavioral health treatment, programs and services for children, youth, and families with substance use and mental health disorders. We are on the frontlines:
- Fighting the region’s opioid epidemic
- Providing behavioral health support for those experiencing homelessness
- Lowering barriers to behavioral health for youth and adults who have had challenges accessing quality care
- Specialists in serving the needs of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities
- A family of caring and compassionate providers dedicated to serving the most vulnerable in our community.
The Mental Health Peer Support Specialist uses their own lived experience with mental health challenges and recovery to provide hope, encouragement, and multi-faceted support to adult clients enrolled in the outpatient program. Working as a key member of a multidisciplinary clinical team, the Peer Specialist helps clients develop self-advocacy skills, identify personal recovery goals, and navigate community-based resources. This role is grounded in trauma-informed, strengths-based care designed to promote long-term independence and wellness.
Essential Responsibilities
- Direct Peer Mentorship: Share personal recovery stories intentionally to model hope, reduce stigma, and demonstrate successful coping strategies.
- Goal Formulation: Assist clients in articulating their personal goals for recovery, identifying unique barriers, and breaking goals down into achievable objectives.
- Resource Navigation: Help clients find and secure vital community resources, including housing support, social service benefits, employment programs, and primary medical care.
- Group Facilitation: Lead or co-facilitate evidence-based wellness groups, independent living skills classes, and mutual support groups.
- Appointment Accompaniment: Accompany clients to medical, psychiatric, or legal appointments to provide emotional support and assist them in advocating for their own needs.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Participate in weekly clinical staff meetings to communicate client needs, coordinate care plans, and offer a unique peer perspective to clinicians.
- Documentation & Compliance: Maintain timely, objective electronic health record (EHR) notes summarizing peer interactions, client progress, and resource connections in compliance with state regulations