Recovery Peer Specialist — Community & Housing Navigator

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance: Kaiser

Dental, vision and flexible spending

403(b) retirement plan

Vacation and sick pay

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance Program

Long-term disability

Short term disability

Voluntary term life insurance

Job summary

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) invites compassionate Peer Specialists to join our CSU team, providing recovery-oriented support to adults experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges. This onsite role emphasizes grounding in lived experience to build authentic connections and promote client independence.

You will deliver one-to-one and group support, coordinate with clinical staff, and connect clients to housing, healthcare, and community resources while documenting progress in

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Lived experience with behavioral health concerns is essential.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required or obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Completion of a Clinical Peer Specialist or Peer Coach training course is required within six months of hire.
• Clinical Peer Specialist certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery through one-to-one meetings and group sessions.
• Support clients in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.
• Provide follow-up services with clients after their admission or assessment with Crisis Services, to help ensure successful transition to community-based services.
• Assist client in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps s/he needs to take in order to achieve these goals and self-directed recovery.
• Meet with clients in a wide range of settings, including client, group or family homes, in community-based outpatient settings, community agencies.
• Assist clients in obtaining services that suit the individual's recovery needs by providing community resources and groups that may be useful.
• Inform clients about community and natural supports and how to use these in the recovery process.
• Promote working together and sharing of resources for clients in the community - food, clothing, transportation, recreation, medical, housing, shelters, and employment, as appropriate.
• Assist clinical staff in maintaining accurate data by outreaching clients and meeting with them one-to-one to ensure all forms are up-to-date and entered in the organization's electronic health record.
• Assist in navigation and advocacy with clients' appointments and attendance including criminal justice proceedings, medical, and other needs.
• Staff members will monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the clients' care team.

Skills

Lived experience with behavioralHealth

Education

High school diploma/GED

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Clinical Peer Specialist certification (preferred)

Job description

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) invites compassionate Peer Specialists to join our CSU team, providing recovery-oriented support to adults experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges. This onsite role emphasizes grounding in lived experience to build authentic connections and promote client independence.

You will deliver one-to-one and group support, coordinate with clinical staff, and connect clients to housing, healthcare, and community resources while documenting progress in