Recovery-Focused Peer Support Specialist I/II

Akeela, Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Akeela, Inc. seeks a Peer Support Specialist in Anchorage to help individuals in recovery from mental health or substance use disorders.

The role leverages personal lived experience to build hope, connection, and confidence within clients receiving Akeela services. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you will provide recovery-oriented support through individual and group activities, resource navigation, advocacy, and community connections, complementing clinical treatment rather than

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate ability to build recovery-focused relationships.
• Use lived experience to support client-defined goals.
• Engage clients through strengths-based, person-directed approaches.
• Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Document effectively in electronic health records.
• Identify crisis or risk and involve supervising clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Establish supportive, professional, recovery-focused relationships with clients.
• Use lived experience to foster hope and support client-defined goals.
• Provide recovery-oriented and person-directed support through individual contacts and group activities.

Skills

Relationship building

Lived experience

Motivational approaches

Group peer support

Resource navigation

Self-advocacy

Job description

Akeela, Inc. seeks a Peer Support Specialist in Anchorage to help individuals in recovery from mental health or substance use disorders.

The role leverages personal lived experience to build hope, connection, and confidence within clients receiving Akeela services. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you will provide recovery-oriented support through individual and group activities, resource navigation, advocacy, and community connections, complementing clinical treatment rather than