Peer Specialist: Mental Health Recovery (Evenings/Weekends)

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services of Strafford County, Inc.; Dover (NH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Partners is seeking a Peer Specialist to join the ADT Team in New Hampshire. The role leverages lived experience to support adults with severe mental illness, helping them develop WRAP-based wellness goals and recoveries while coordinating care with clinicians.

Responsibilities include documenting in the EHR, accessing community resources, and participating in trainings. Evening hours and weekend work may be required to assist clients in crisis.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Lived experience of mental illness and recovery.
• Intentional Peer Support Training and WRAP Training preferred.
• Able to work independently as well as in a team.
• Maintain Intentional Peer Support certification as applicable.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to utilize technology to perform job requirements.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Develop recovery-focused, non-authoritative relationships with peers to encourage recovery.
• Help peers aged 18+ with severe mental illness create WRAP-based wellness goals and recovery plans.
• Assist peers in accessing community resources and advocate on their behalf.
• Document all interactions in the Electronic Health Record in a timely manner.
• Participate in Co-Reflection trainings with peer agencies and attend authorized Well-Health trainings.
• Attend meetings, trainings, and events as assigned; perform tasks and projects as needed.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support background

Independence

Communication skills

Technology literacy

Driver's license

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

EHR documentation

Job description

Community Partners is seeking a Peer Specialist to join the ADT Team in New Hampshire. The role leverages lived experience to support adults with severe mental illness, helping them develop WRAP-based wellness goals and recoveries while coordinating care with clinicians.

Responsibilities include documenting in the EHR, accessing community resources, and participating in trainings. Evening hours and weekend work may be required to assist clients in crisis.