Recovery-Focused Peer Support Specialist

CenterPointe; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Mental Wellness hours

9 annual holidays

Competitive pay and benefits

403(b) retirement plan

Discounted gym memberships

Job summary

CenterPointe is seeking a Peer Support Specialist for the Omaha StartingPointe North program. The role relies on lived experience as a recipient of behavioral health services to support recovery, symptom management, and participant choice within the residential services team.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the clinical team, model recovery-oriented skills, and contribute to a supportive, person-centered care environment in Omaha, NE.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and two years of experience with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Educated in recovery principles; formal training in a state-approved peer support program preferred.
• Certified Peer Support Specialist with the State of Nebraska.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support based on recovery principles and lived experience.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to support residential services.
• Model appropriate skills and behaviors and promote participant choice and recovery.

Education

High school diploma

Certified Peer Support Specialist (Nebraska)

Recovery principles training (state-approved peer support program)

Job description

CenterPointe is seeking a Peer Support Specialist for the Omaha StartingPointe North program. The role relies on lived experience as a recipient of behavioral health services to support recovery, symptom management, and participant choice within the residential services team.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the clinical team, model recovery-oriented skills, and contribute to a supportive, person-centered care environment in Omaha, NE.