Peer Support Specialist - Per Diem

Join our dynamic, multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team as a Peer Support Specialist! We are looking for someone with lived experience in mental health recovery who wants to make a real difference, providing hope, advocacy, and community-based support to adults living with severe and persistent mental illness, co-occurring diagnosis and/or substance use disorder.

As a Peer Support Specialist, you aren’t just a team member—you are the heart of our recovery-focused approach. You will provide a unique perspective that clinical training cannot replicate, helping clients build trusting relationships and achieve their personal goals.

Why Join Us?

At Riverbend, you are not just an employee; you are part of a team committed to strengthening our community. We offer a supportive, inclusive, and positive work culture where your efforts are recognized and valued. We offer a supportive work environment where your contributions truly matter. We also have many opportunities for professional growth and development through training and certification programs. 

What You’ll Do:

• Be a Beacon of Hope: Utilize your own lived experience with mental health challenges to inspire, engage, and support clients in their recovery journey.

• Meet Clients Where They Are: Provide community-based, face-to-face support in clients’ homes, neighborhoods, and natural environments.

• Be an Advocate: Ensure client voices, preferences, and goals are respected, understood, and central to the team’s treatment planning.

• Coach & Educate: Provide peer counseling, psychoeducation, and mentoring on wellness, self-care, and illness self-management.

• Support Community Living: Assist individuals in avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations or incarcerations by providing in-the-moment support.

• Collaborate with a Team: Work alongside clinicians to help clients navigate community resources, housing, and social services.

• Documentation: Complete necessary, timely paperwork to support team integration and regulatory requirements.

What We’re Looking For:

• Lived Experience: A personal history of mental health recovery and a willingness to self-identify to support others.

• Advocacy Skills: Strong belief in client self-determination and recovery.

• Empathy & Boundaries: Proven ability to build trust while maintaining professional ethical guidelines.

• Reliability: Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for community visits.

What You’ll Bring:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.

• Relevant work experience and/or college-level education in human services preferred.

• Lived experience with a willingness to share one’s own recovery journey and successful management of mental health challenges required.

• Peer Support Certification endorsed by the State of New Hampshire, or willingness to pursue certification, required.

• Valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance required (or access to a reasonable transportation alternative).

• Travel throughout Riverbend’s catchment area to various towns, community locations, client homes, state agencies, or other locations necessitated by job duties is required.

• Training in crisis intervention as a Peer Support Specialist preferred.

Outstanding Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive wages $18 - $21 per hour depending on level of education and experience.

• Clinical supervision for licensure available.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual and 8 Paid Holidays.

• 403(b) retirement plan with company match.

• Tuition reimbursement and training opportunities to grow your career.

• Approved site for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.