Recovery & Empowerment Peer Specialist

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental plans

Vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Peer Specialist with lived experience to support clients, families, and integrated teams. You will focus on empowering individuals to overcome obstacles by leveraging strengths and advocacy.

Role involves coordinating services across healthcare, housing, and behavioral health, plus community outreach and navigation of resources in partnership with internal teams and community partners.

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited Peer Specialist training is highly preferred.
• Basic Life Support Certification is required within 30 days of employment.
• Bi-lingual English-Spanish and/or ASL preferred.
• Must have and maintain in good standing a Colorado driver’s license within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides mentorship and support to clients through personal lived experience to build skills in goal setting and problem solving with an emphasis on individual strengths, resilience, and empowerment.
• Facilitates counseling and activities for clients in recovery from substance use disorders in individual or group settings to promote connection and agency.
• Helps clients coordinate and navigate critical integrated services including healthcare, housing assistance, and behavioral health in partnership with internal teams and outside community partners.
• Transports and/or escorts clients to scheduled appointments at Coalition properties and elsewhere as needed using a CCH vehicle or an approved personal vehicle.
• Collaborates with Coalition staff to foster trusting relationships with clients and ensure services provided are timely while aligned to individual goals.
• Responsible for ongoing client outreach within the community to monitor needs that are recovery-oriented.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of all services, communications, and tasks in the EHR and other systems with up-to-date charts and upgrades.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer mentoring

Empathy

Trauma-informed care

Communication

Education

Accredited Peer Specialist training

BLS Certification

Bi-lingual English/Spanish or ASL preferred

Colorado driver's license

Tools

EHR software

Job description

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Peer Specialist with lived experience to support clients, families, and integrated teams. You will focus on empowering individuals to overcome obstacles by leveraging strengths and advocacy.

Role involves coordinating services across healthcare, housing, and behavioral health, plus community outreach and navigation of resources in partnership with internal teams and community partners.