820 Peer Provider

Wtcmhmr; Texas; Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

West Texas Centers is seeking a Peer Provider Specialist to support individuals served with compassionate, recovery‑oriented care. The role emphasizes community-based engagement, peer support, and leveraging lived experience to foster hope and empowerment.

The position involves direct rehabilitative services, symptom management, and extensive interaction outside traditional clinics, with a rewarding work environment and a career ladder. Travel and a Monday–Friday schedule are included.

Qualifications

• Lived experience in mental health recovery to assist other adults.
• Must be 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Perform direct rehabilitative services that engage clients in activities designed to reduce symptoms of mental illness and to increase the ability to function in the community.
• Provide symptom management services to help clients identify and manage mental illness symptoms.
• Most interactions with individuals served and families occur outside the traditional clinic setting.
• Establish consumer relationships of trust and empowerment by sharing lived experiences to aid recovery goals and provide community outreach.
• Provide peer-to-peer services as part of the therapeutic support team.

Skills

Lived experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

West Texas Centers is searching for highly motivated Peer Provider Specialist to people served. Position Incentives include career ladder, Monday - Friday work schedules, and rewarding work environment. Comprehensive benefit package includes health plan, competitive salary, paid holidays, generous personal time off, employee assistance program, etc.

Starting Pay: $13.34

Job Functions include:

Perform direct rehabilitative services that engage clients in activities designed to reduce the symptoms of and disabilities that result from their diagnosed mental illness and to increase the ability of the individual to function at their expected level within the community.

Perform symptom management services to assist clients with the identification and management of the symptoms of mental illness.

Duties of the position will require that the majority of interactions with individuals served, and their families be conducted outside of the traditional clinic setting.

Establish and develop appropriate consumer relationships of trust, hope and empowerment by sharing own lived experiences to facilitate achievement of consumers' defined recovery goals, and to provide community outreach.

Provide peer-to-peer services to consumers, assisting them to achieve their defined recovery goals and objectives, as part of the therapeutic support team.

Position Requirements:

Lived experience in mental health recovery to assist other adults in their mental health recovery.

Must be 18 years old

High School Diploma or GED

Travel and the use of a personal vehicle are required.

Must have a valid Texas Driver License and an acceptable driving record

Must pass background check and drug screening