Peer Support Specialist

The role

Peer Support Specialists provide direct services using personal experience of recovery from mental health, substance use, or trauma conditions. They guide and support others toward increased wellness through specialized training and supervision.

What you will do

• Provide direct services with a personal experience of recovery from mental health, substance use, or trauma conditions
• Guide and support others experiencing similar mental health, substance use, or trauma issues toward increased wellness
• Work in mutuality with others
• Share learned recovery experiences in an inspirational way

Required qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma/GED
• A mental health/SUD lived experience
• 80-hour Peer Support Learning or equivalent successfully completed within 90 days of hire or taken within 2 years of hire
• Has current techniques of behavioral intervention training within six (6) months of hire
• Personal commitment to own recovery
• Maintained recovery over a period of time

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Sick Leave Buy Back
• 401(k) Retirement
• Scholarship Program
• Qualifying Supervision for BBS Associates
• Competitive Pay
• Paid Holidays
• Service Awards
• Jury Duty Pay

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check
• Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered per San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

About the company

Crestwood has been committed to creating innovative recovery programs and developing compassionate communities for more than 50 years. The San Francisco Geary Crisis Stabilization is a 16-bed facility in the Tenderloin district.