Certified Peer Support Specialist CPSS Substance Use Disorder IOP

One Love Agency; Utah; On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

In-office & community-based work

Job summary

One Love Agency is seeking a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) to support adults in Utah’s SUD IOP and OP programs. The role centers on peer support, recovery coaching, and building community connections to promote independence.

You bring lived recovery experience, Utah CPSS certification, and the ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team while documenting care and maintaining boundaries. This in-office and community-based position offers flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Utah CPSS certification or ability to meet Utah requirements.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Personal lived experience with behavioral health/substance use recovery.
• Strong interest in helping individuals with recovery.
• Strong communication, listening, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Must provide your own iPad or laptop for charting.
• Basic computer skills and ability to complete electronic documentation.
• Ability to meet background screening, credentialing, training, and payer requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for community-based services.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group peer support within SUD IOP and OP programs.
• Use lived recovery experience to build trust, encourage hope, and support recovery.
• Help clients identify strengths, recovery goals, coping strategies, and healthy supports.
• Support clients in developing recovery routines and connecting with community resources.
• Help clients navigate transitions between IOP, OP, continuing care, and community-based recovery.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate recovery-focused peer groups when assigned.
• Collaborate with therapists, SUD counselors, case managers, and the treatment team.
• Recognize and communicate relapse risks or safety concerns to the clinical team.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation connected to the client’s treatment plan.
• Participate in required supervision, training, and continuing education.

Skills

Utah CPSS certification

Lived recovery experience

Excellent communication

Professional boundaries

Team collaboration

Driver's license & transportation

Own device for charting

Electronic documentation

Background screening compliance

Job description

Future Opening: Certified Peer Support Specialist CPSS Substance Use Disorder IOP

As a leading provider of community-based services and general therapy, we are committed to supporting individuals in their journey towards independence and improved quality of life. Our mission is to help individuals understand and overcome obstacles that are weighing them down to achieve a healthier and happier life - one day at a time.

Location: Utah
Program: Substance Use Disorder – Intensive Outpatient (IOP) & Outpatient (OP)
Schedule: Full-Time / Part-Time
Setting: In Office & In the Community
Aloha, and welcome.
We are One Love Agency, and we are looking for a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) to join our growing Substance Use Disorder IOP and OP program in Utah.
Before we tell you about the job, we want to tell you a little about us, because if this is the right fit, we want you to feel it.
At One Love, we believe recovery happens through connection, accountability, hope, and community.
We live by a Hawaiian word: hānai-to take in, to raise as your own.
That is how we approach the people we serve, and it is how we approach each other.
We work like a village. Therapists, SUD counselors, peer support specialists, case managers, administrative staff, and community partners each carry a piece of the work. We believe the best care happens when everyone works together around the person we serve.

What This Role Is

Sometimes the person who can reach someone in recovery is the person who can genuinely say, “I understand. I’ve walked this road too.” That is the power of peer support.

As a CPSS with One Love, you will use your lived experience appropriately and intentionally to support adults working toward recovery from substance use disorders and, when applicable, co‑occurring behavioral health needs. You will be part of our IOP and OP treatment team, helping clients stay connected to treatment, strengthen their recovery, build natural supports, and move toward greater independence.

What You’ll Do

• Provide individual and group peer support within our SUD IOP and OP programs.
• Use lived recovery experience appropriately to build trust, encourage hope, and support recovery.
• Help clients identify strengths, recovery goals, coping strategies, and healthy supports.
• Support clients in developing recovery routines and connecting with community recovery resources.
• Help clients navigate transitions between IOP, OP, continuing care, and community‑based recovery.
• Facilitate or co‑facilitate recovery‑focused peer groups when assigned.
• Collaborate with therapists, SUD counselors, case managers, and other members of the treatment team.
• Recognize and promptly communicate relapse risks, safety concerns, or significant changes to the appropriate clinical team member.
• Complete timely, accurate, and recovery‑focused documentation connected to the client’s treatment plan.
• Participate in required supervision, training, and continuing education.

What We’re Looking For

• Current Utah Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) certification, or ability to meet Utah certification requirements before independently providing peer support services.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Personal lived experience with behavioral health and/or substance use recovery and the ability to use that experience appropriately in a professional peer role.
• Strong interest in working with individuals recovering from substance use disorders.
• Strong communication, listening, and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to maintain healthy professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Dependability and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to provide your own iPad or laptop for charting.
• Basic computer skills and ability to complete electronic documentation.
• Ability to meet required background screening, credentialing, training, and payer requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for community‑based services as required.

Previous experience in peer support, recovery services, behavioral health, SUD treatment, mentoring, or group facilitation is preferred.

What Matters at One Love

We hold ourselves accountable to our Big C’s: Clients. They are the reason we are here. Compliance. Doing things the right way protects our clients, our team, and our ability to continue serving the community. Community Partners. Recovery takes a village, and we believe in building relationships that help people create lasting stability and connection. We are looking for someone who believes recovery is possible, understands the responsibility that comes with being a peer, and wants to be part of something bigger than simply filling a position.

If you have walked your own recovery journey and are ready to use that experience to help someone else keep moving forward, we would love to meet you.

Come be part of the village. Come be part of One Love.

Apply today.

One Love Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Compensation: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Are you interested in working with an industry leading mental health provider?

At One Love Agency we are always looking for talented individuals to join our rapidly growing team at all levels

Founded in 2012, One Love Agency is family owned and locally operated. Born from personal experience and with a mission to instill hope, One Love now provides general therapy, case management, community based rehabilitation, peer support, and payee services. From this extensive experience and diverse team, we are able to deliver collaborative and holistic care tailored to each clients’ needs.