Faith-Based Recovery Mentor & Peer Support

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Inc.; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

City Union Mission in Kansas City seeks a Peer Support Specialist to guide individuals from crisis toward Christ-centered healing. You will mentor clients, reinforce structure, and model compassionate, sober-minded leadership within structured programs at the Christian Life Center and New Life Center.

You’ll work with volunteers and staff to foster dignity, accountability and safe, welcoming environments, sharing the Gospel with compassion and providing practical support to help clients set

Qualifications

• Be a genuine believer in Jesus Christ and able to clearly communicate the Gospel
• Member in good standing of a Protestant evangelical church
• Agree with City Union Mission faith statement
• Committed to serving the poor and homeless
• Sober-minded and free from substances

Responsibilities

• Share the Gospel and provide spiritual support at each point of care.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and shepherding to clients.
• Engage relationally with clients and maintain accountability and structure.
• Coordinate mealtime and fellowship environments and demonstrate servant leadership.
• Welcome and orient volunteers and interns and integrate them into routines.
• Maintain a safe, calm, structured environment focusing on engagement and dignity.

Skills

Gospel sharing

Leadership

Mentorship

Spiritual support

Volunteer coordination

Safety and structure

Job description

Who We Are:

For over 100 years, City Union Mission has offered hope to men, women and children experiencing huge challenges. Homelessness. Addiction. Poverty. We start by extending a welcoming hand and helping to meet their immediate needs – food, shelter, clothing. From there, we offer them a new foundation for their lives through Christ – and life-changing programs that move them toward physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness.

Job Summary:

Our recovery programs at the Christian Life Center and New Life Center exist to lead men, women, and families from crisis to Christ-centered healing through structured accountability, spiritual formation, life-skill development, and measurable progression toward independent, stable living and meaningful integration into the community.

The Peer Support Specialistensures dignified care and support for all clients. This role is a mentor in recovery that uses lived experience to guide, support and encourage individuals to set personal goals, navigate the internal center community and build resilience plus self sufficiency.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Intentionally and strategically seek to exemplify Jesus Christ, be prepared to share the Gospel and provide spiritual support at each point of care; showing the love of Christ and hospitality through each interaction.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and shepherding to clients during assigned shifts; reinforce structure, dignity, and clear expectations
• Spend intentional time relationally engaged with clients; prioritize presence while maintaining accountability and structure
• Participate in and coordinate mealtime and fellowship environments; model healthy interaction, reinforce community expectations, and demonstrate servant leadership
• Welcome, orient, and support volunteers and interns; integrate them into the center and spiritual events, meals, and daily routines with clarity and oversight
• Maintain a safe, calm, and structured environment for clients, visitors, and volunteers with a focus on engagement, overseeing safety and dignity, and upholding clear expectations

Qualifications:

City Union Mission Requirements:

• To be a genuine believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, as evidenced by your personal testimony and your ability to clearly communicate the Gospel whenever opportunities arise.
• To possess sound Biblical character and refrain from engaging in an immoral lifestyle that could undermine or disrupt your testimony as a follower of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
• To be a member in good standing of a recognized Protestant, evangelical church.
• Agree and abide within the City Union Mission faith statement.
• To be genuinely committed to serving the poor and homeless, as expressed in the mission statement of City Union Mission.
• To be sober-minded, free from the influence of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or any substance that could cloud judgment or distract from a Christian-principled ministry.