Peer Support Specialist: Recovery & Community Navigator

Alternative Wellness Services, Inc; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Paid holidays

Professional development

Job summary

Alternative Wellness Services (AWS) is seeking compassionate Peer Support Specialists to join our Behavioral Health Home team. Use your lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery to support members in setting goals, building independence, and strengthening community connections.

This is a community-based, non-clinical role serving Portland and Biddeford regions with regular travel; part-time, 20–24 hours weekly, some evenings.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Associate degree preferred.
• Personal lived experience with mental health services and/or substance use recovery.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to travel regularly throughout the service area.

Responsibilities

• Utilize lived experience to provide hope, encouragement, and peer-based support
• Build supportive and therapeutic relationships with members
• Assist members in identifying strengths, goals, and recovery supports
• Help members navigate mental health, substance use, medical, and community-based systems
• Connect individuals with community resources and support networks
• Encourage independence, self-advocacy, and wellness planning
• Facilitate peer connection and promote community engagement
• Participate in team meetings and collaborative care coordination
• Complete timely and accurate documentation within the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Skills

Lived experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Independence & teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate Degree preferred

Job description

Alternative Wellness Services (AWS) is seeking compassionate Peer Support Specialists to join our Behavioral Health Home team. Use your lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery to support members in setting goals, building independence, and strengthening community connections.

This is a community-based, non-clinical role serving Portland and Biddeford regions with regular travel; part-time, 20–24 hours weekly, some evenings.