Peer Support Specialist

Criminal Justice Ministry; Comunidad de Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

The Peer Support Specialist at Criminal Justice Ministry provides direct support to individuals with high-acuity behavioral health needs enrolled in housing and reentry programs. This role acts as a bridge between clients and clinical services, promoting engagement in care, hope, resilience, and recovery.

Responsibilities include building trusting relationships, applying recovery and lived-experience insights, conducting home visits, helping clients develop daily living skills and routines, and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of peer support principles and recovery-oriented practices.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and harm reduction strategies.
• Lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery, justice involvement, or housing instability (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Build supportive, trusting relationships with clients through peer-based engagement and encouragement.
• Utilize personal recovery and lived experience, when appropriate, to inspire hope and model successful community reintegration.
• Conduct regular home visits to assess client well-being and provide ongoing support.
• Support clients in developing daily living skills, healthy routines, and community connections.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation of client contacts, home visits, service activities, and outcomes.

Skills

Peer support principles

Recovery-oriented practices

Trauma-informed care

Harm reduction strategies

Lived experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Reports To: Director of Clinical Services

Employment Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Salary: $42,000/Annually

Work Location: Community-Based with Hybrid Work Opportunities

Position Summary

The Peer Support Specialist provides direct support and engagement services to individuals with high-acuity behavioral health needs who are participating in Criminal Justice Ministry’s housing and reentry programs. This role serves as a critical bridge between clients and clinical services, helping individuals remain engaged in care while promoting hope, resilience, self-determination, and recovery.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Build supportive, trusting relationships with clients through peer-based engagement and encouragement.


• Utilize personal recovery and lived experience, when appropriate, to inspire hope and model successful community reintegration.


• Conduct regular home visits to assess client well-being and provide ongoing support.


• Support clients in developing daily living skills, healthy routines, and community connections.


• Complete timely and accurate documentation of client contacts, home visits, service activities, and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.


• Current Certified Peer Support Specialist credential required, or ability to obtain certification within a designated timeframe.


• Strong understanding of peer support principles, recovery-oriented practices, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction strategies.


• Lived experience with mental health recovery, substance use recovery, justice involvement, or housing instability preferred.