Peer Support Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Offers compassionate, empathetic, and engaging phone support for individuals seeking a genuine human connection to aid in their recovery journey.

• Responds to callers using person-centered language and assertive communication techniques.

• Engages with the caller’s concerns through mutual understanding and fosters a sense of hope.

• Supports individuals reaching out due to feelings of loneliness, isolation, fear, lack of support, and/or insufficient resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience as a Peer/Recovery Support Specialist.

• Personal lived experience in recovery.

• Minimum of one year of volunteer or work experience in an office setting is required.

• Completion of Peer/Recovery Support Specialist Certification is preferred but not mandatory.

• GED or High School Diploma is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage that commence on the first of the month following the hire date.

• Generous paid time off (PTO) policy.

• 401K and 401K Roth plans begin on the first of the month after 90 days of employment.

• Short Term and Long Term Disability coverage starts on the first of the month after 90 days of employment.

• LifeLock service for identity theft protection.

• Access to the LYRA EAP Program, offering 25 free mental health sessions for each family member.