Mobile Wellness Peer Coach

Mount Rogers; Wytheville (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Rogers Community Services seeks a Peer Specialist to provide peer-based support and wellness services on the Mobile Unit. The role draws on lived experience to build relationships, facilitate peer groups, and connect individuals with community resources, promoting self-advocacy and recovery.

The position emphasizes collaboration to set personal goals, assist with daily operations, and maintain a safe, welcoming setting that supports independence and recovery.

Qualifications

• Self-knowledge to manage own recovery process.
• Good oral and written communication.
• Basic computer skills.
• Skills to establish supportive relationships with individuals of services.
• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use disorders and 12 months of sustained recovery.
• Applicant must have passed the Peer Certification Exam or be eligible to sit for the exam within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with individuals to identify personal wellness and recovery goals and provide peer support as they work toward those goals.
• Assist with daily operations of the Mobile Unit, helping maintain a safe, welcoming, organized, and recovery-focused environment.
• Provide peer support to help individuals access transportation, employment, healthcare, community resources, and other supports that promote independence and wellness.
• Facilitate peer-led groups, wellness activities, and other opportunities that promote connection, coping skills, resilience, and recovery.
• Engage individuals through ongoing peer interaction, encouragement, and observation; communicate relevant needs or concerns to appropriate team members while maintaining the peer role and appropriate boundaries.
• Complete required documentation accurately and timely in accordance with agency, state, funding, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Oral & written communication

Basic computer skills

Recovery self-knowledge

Job description

Mount Rogers Community Services seeks a Peer Specialist to provide peer-based support and wellness services on the Mobile Unit. The role draws on lived experience to build relationships, facilitate peer groups, and connect individuals with community resources, promoting self-advocacy and recovery.

The position emphasizes collaboration to set personal goals, assist with daily operations, and maintain a safe, welcoming setting that supports independence and recovery.