Youth Peer Support Coach: Recovery & Housing

Volunteers of America Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Volunteers of America Colorado is seeking a Peer Support Specialist to work with youth (18-24) at Bannock Youth and Family Center in Denver. The role uses lived recovery experience to provide outreach, resources, and group activities designed to support housing stability and well-being.

The position requires engagement with partners, trauma-informed practice, and travel to service locations, offering a meaningful path for those in recovery and seeking stability within the community.

Qualifications

• Must have maintained recovery from homelessness for at least one year.
• Lived experience of homelessness as a youth.
• Colorado driver’s license and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure participant voice is heard with a trauma-informed lens.
• Collaborate with Youth Transitions Project staff and partners to provide housing resources.
• Connect individuals to housing resources, Medicaid and behavioral health services.
• Follow up post-housing to monitor stability and recovery progress; organize group activities.
• Lead life skills classes for youth in services.
• Travel to service locations to conduct outreach and follow-up.
• Coordinate with case manager and program staff to foster positive housing and health outcomes.

Skills

Recovery experience

Mental health knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Tools

Word

Excel

Databases

Job description

Volunteers of America Colorado is seeking a Peer Support Specialist to work with youth (18-24) at Bannock Youth and Family Center in Denver. The role uses lived recovery experience to provide outreach, resources, and group activities designed to support housing stability and well-being.

The position requires engagement with partners, trauma-informed practice, and travel to service locations, offering a meaningful path for those in recovery and seeking stability within the community.