Peer Support

Community Bridges; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 54,443,000 - 65,045,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 Week PTO

401K with employer match

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) in Portland, OR is seeking a Continuing Care Peer with lived recovery experience to provide community-based outreach, support, and care coordination for individuals facing behavioral health challenges and homelessness.

This role supports deflection and sobering services, helps with transitions to appropriate care, and ensures follow-up and advocacy while promoting dignity and continuity of services within a compassionate team.

Qualifications

• Lived recovery experience and commitment to recovery-oriented care.
• Ability to provide community-based outreach, support and care coordination.
• Capable of advocacy and ensuring continuity of services.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support, outreach, care coordination and resource linkage onsite and in the community.
• Support individuals during deflection encounters, sobering services, and transitions to appropriate levels of care.
• Ensure follow-up, advocacy, and continuity of services for patients.

Skills

Peer support

Outreach

Homeless services

Behavioral health

Driver's license

MVR 39 months

Peer Support Certification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

Continuing Care Peer

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare organization offering a full continuum of care, including variety of programs throughout Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Oregon and District of Columbia. Founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization by members of the recovery community in Mesa, Arizona, Community Bridges Inc. has held as its principal mission “maintaining the dignity of human life” for more than 40 years.

Job Summary

The Continuing Care Peer is an individual with lived experience in recovery and who provides community-based outreach, support, navigation, and care coordination for individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges, substance use, homelessness, or crisis situations. This position provides peer support, outreach, care planning, and resource linkage both onsite and in the community. This Continuing Care Peer supports individuals during deflection encounters, sobering services, and transitions to appropriate levels of care, while ensuring follow‑up, advocacy, and continuity of services.

Skills/Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health challenges.
• Experience in outreach, peer support, homeless services, or behavioral health preferred.
• Driver’s license (valid and in good standing) required.
• Clear 39-month motor vehicle record required.
• Peer Support Specialist certification from the Oregon Health Authority required or able to be obtained within 90 days of hire.

CBI is growing and expanding our services!

• We are experiencing tremendous growth currently. As an essential service provider, we value all our employees and their careers.
• For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.

CBI Values your Career and has lots of growth opportunities!

Our staff experience tremendous professional growth through ongoing training and support. Our team is supported by strong and competent leadership. The leadership at CBI is committed to ongoing professional development for their staff. Come join our team of passionate individuals who are serious about making a difference in the lives of our patients and the communities we serve.

About our Culture, commitment to employees!

• We are looking for driven and compassionate individuals that thrive in an upbeat and safe working environment. We dedicate a lot of thought and effort into work life balance as well as our competitive composition structure.
• We know life happens, that’s why we all start with a 5-week PTO plan as well as a wide range of unique benefits.

Our Facilities

Our locations are all state-of-the-art facilities that provide top notch integrated care. We are proud to adhere to a “no wrong door” treatment approach that allows our staff to dramatically improve the quality of life for the patients in their care.

Hourly Rate

$19/HR - $22.80/HR

CBI Offers an excellent benefits package!

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, Generous PTO accrual, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more!
• For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.

CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible!