Peer Counselor

Providence; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence is expanding a Walk-In Behavioral Health Clinic in Anchorage and seeks a Certified Peer Specialist to support individuals with behavioral health and/or substance use challenges.

The role emphasizes recovery, empowerment, and community integration, guiding individuals to access services, develop coping skills, and advocate for their own wellness within our patient-centered care culture.

Qualifications

• Certified Peer Specialist required upon hire.
• Minimum of 2 years in recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible, community/program-based peer support services to promote recovery and empowerment.
• Facilitate opportunities for service users to direct their own recovery and advocacy process.
• Support development and utilization of skills to promote wellness and self-worth.

Skills

Certified Peer Specialist

Peer support experience

Job description

Schedule: Monday-Friday Day shift

This role will be supporting a new Walk-In Behavioral Health Clinic in Anchorage.

The Peer Support Specialist provides flexible, community/program-based peer support services that are designed to promote the recovery, empowerment, and community integration of individuals who have severe behavioral health and/or substance use disorder challenges by facilitating opportunities for individuals receiving service to direct their own recovery and advocacy process, by teaching and supporting the development and utilization of skills needed to facilitate the individual's recovery, promoting the knowledge of available service options and choices and the utilization of natural resources in the community, and helping facilitate the development of a sense of wellness and self-worth.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Providence Physician Service Organization and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we Providence know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required qualifications

• Upon hire: Certified Peer Specialist.
• Minimum of 2 years in recovery.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.