Peer Support Specialist

What you’ll do:

Are you looking for a career to help people but do not have a a degree in behavioral health. Lived experience is valuable to us as we are looking for a Peer Support Specialist. A qualified candidate will have personal experience in receiving behavioral health services, have successfully navigated through the behavioral health system, and is ready to help other on their personal journey .

The Peer Support position is a full time position which will require some evening hours. Experience working with severely mentally ill adults and the adult system of care is required. The Peer Support position serves as a bridge to ongoing services by coordinating and monitoring RBHA/Community based resources and facilitates delivery of these necessary services and support. Acts as a consumer advocate, assists consumers in the ISP process, assists in crisis intervention and outreach/engagement. The goal is to provide individuals who are voluntary and able to give informed consent, assistance in accessing services.

What you’ll provide:

Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree in the related behavioral healthcare field or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience working with severely mentally ill adults and the adult system of care is required.
Peer Support Certification is required.
Must be a recipient or have received services through the community behavioral health system.
Must have the ability and willingness to share their experience of receiving behavioral health services.
Must have a Fingerprint clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
Bi-lingual (Spanish) Diff per hour available.
Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of employment.

What you’ll do:

Are you looking for a career to help people but do not have a a degree in behavioral health. Lived experience is valuable to us as we are looking for a Peer Support Specialist. A qualified candidate will have personal experience in receiving behavioral health services, have successfully navigated through the behavioral health system, and is ready to help other on their personal journey .

The Peer Support position is a full time position which will require some evening hours. Experience working with severely mentally ill adults and the adult system of care is required. The Peer Support position serves as a bridge to ongoing services by coordinating and monitoring RBHA/Community based resources and facilitates delivery of these necessary services and support. Acts as a consumer advocate, assists consumers in the ISP process, assists in crisis intervention and outreach/engagement. The goal is to provide individuals who are voluntary and able to give informed consent, assistance in accessing services.

What you’ll provide:

Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree in the related behavioral healthcare field or equivalent work experience preferred.
Experience working with severely mentally ill adults and the adult system of care is required.
Peer Support Certification is required.
Must be a recipient or have received services through the community behavioral health system.
Must have the ability and willingness to share their experience of receiving behavioral health services.
Must have a Fingerprint clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
Bi-lingual (Spanish) Diff per hour available.
Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of employment.

Pima Community College
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Position Title:Peer Mentor - Social Media, Community Outreach & Engagement (Temporary, Part-Time, up to 19.5 hours per week)

Department: District Office - External Relations Department

Rate of Pay: $15.00/hour

Closed Date:June 18, 2025; 5:00PM Arizona Time

Position Summary:

The External Relations Department is recruiting for Peer Mentors to work in Social Media, Community Outreach & Engagement. The Peer Mentor's role is a part-time position to support in the delivery of the strategic vision of the College and help maximize recruitment and engagement across various digital platforms. The position requires creativity, flexibility, initiative, and drive. The Peer Mentors need to be approachable, efficient, enthusiastic and hard-working. Strong interpersonal skills are essential. Social Media Peer Mentors may be required to travel to more than one campus for work assignments when needed. Peer Mentors will also support project programming college-wide as needed. In addition, the Social Media Peer Mentors will need the confidence to create trending and engaging content in a wide range of different environments across the College on a day-to-to day basis. The Social Media Peer Mentors will work very closely with the External Relations & Marketing Department. Creating strong working relationships with both will be vital.

The work schedule for this position may include working evenings, weekends, and at multiple campus locations, when needed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Peer Mentors will assist with the following, which may include but not limited to:

* Create, upload and monitor social media content
* Showcase your unique personality through storytelling and marketing
* Execute concepts for content, explore new ways to showcase the Carroll community from the student perspective
* Provide entertaining content through reels and stories that provides value and encourages engagement
* Plan specific and timely marketing campaigns
* Help create brand awareness
* Use social media marketing tools
* Establish relationships/networks of industry professionals or influencers on social media

Leadership and Civic Engagement

* Assist in the planning and implementation of External Relations & Marketing Department programming events
* Assist in developing and facilitating a content calendar that embraces the Chancellor goals
* Assist with the promotion and marketing of key College events

Community Outreach and Engagement

* Support outreach initiatives by representing the College at local events, fairs, and community programs
* Help build connections with local organizations, student groups, and community leaders to foster collaboration and increase College visibility
* Engage in active listening and dialogue with community members to gather insights and promote inclusivity
* Assist in planning and promoting community-focused events, service activities, and engagement opportunities
* Serve as a student ambassador to help bridge communication between the College and the broader community
* Promote access to College resources and opportunities through digital and in-person outreach efforts

Job Requirements:

* High school diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED)
* Currently enrolled as a Pima Community College (PCC) student
* Achieve satisfactory academic progress (2.5 GPA and 70% completion rate or higher preferred)

And/Or

* Be registered for at least 6 credits at PCC/UA for the following semester

* Available to work flexible shifts and at multiple campus locations, when needed
* Experience or strong aptitude to learn social media management
* Awareness in trends with the ability to engage the community

Preferred:

* Experience with CapCut, Canva, or Adobe
* Strong writing skills
* Creativity in video storytelling creation
* Active in the Tucson and surrounding community

Tuition Waiver and Student Employees:

Student employees must be actively enrolled students throughout the duration of their term of student employment. In order to be eligible for this position, you are required to be an actively enrolled student at Pima Community College during the time of employment. This position is considered a student employment opportunity and thus is not eligible for the tuition waiver provided by the college.

WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor - West Phoenix

Job Details

Job Location

Adelante Healthcare West Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

HS Diploma from accredited school

Job Category

Health Care

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is an amazing role that helps to assists mothers who wish to breastfeed and succeed with their breastfeeding goals, with the goal of breastfeeding individualized for each client to succeed. In this role you will have a chance to connect to the community through outreach and schedule hospitals visits. The position will provide basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers .

EXPECTATIONS

Every Adelante Healthcare employee will strive to maximize their performance and contribution to Adelante Healthcare and the community we serve every day. Employees are expected to work in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to quality, patient safety, employee engagement, innovation, and the highest standards of personal integrity, professionalism, and competence.

OUR CORE VALUES

+ Compassion

+ Excellence

+ Integrity

+ Learning

+ Respect

+ Sustainability

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

+ High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution

+ Experience with breastfeeding. Must have had success in breastfeeding at least one baby for a least 6 months (does not have to be currently breastfeeding)

+ Certification to perform cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Health Care Professional (CPR) and AED through courses that follow the guidelines from the American Heart Association and Red Cross (cognitive and skills evaluations)

+ Valid Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety for all specialty behavioral health locations

+ Must have reliable transportation

+ Must possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License

+ Bilingual in both English and Spanish strongly preferred

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Attend and successfully completes breastfeeding training classes to become a Peer Counselor

+ Receive an assigned caseload of WIC mothers and makes routine and periodic contacts with all mothers assigned.

+ Give basic, accurate, and up to date breastfeeding support and education to new mothers, including telling them about the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding

+ Counsel WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by telephone, the WIC clinic, and/or hospital visits at scheduled intervals determined by the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Supervisor

+ Flexible work schedule, determined by community supervisors and Breastfeeding Coordinator

+ Show respect to each mother by keeping her information strictly confidential

+ Keep accurate records of all contacts made with WIC mothers

+ Attend and assists with prenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups

+ Attend monthly staff meetings and breastfeeding conferences/workshops as appropriate

+ Read assigned books and materials on breastfeeding that are provided by the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Supervisor and displays an understanding of the concepts presented in those materials

+ May assist WIC staff in promoting breastfeeding peer counseling through special projects and duties as assigned

+ Must be able to embrace differences among people and able to interact with internal staff as well as external contacts in a culturally competent and respectful manner

+ Promote positive patient/guest relation in accordance with Adelante Healthcare and ADHS WIC policies, providing a high level of quality in personal attention and service to patients and visitors

+ Float/Travel to multiple locations as needed or requested

+ Must be able to work a set schedule

NONESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

+ Other duties as requested or assigned

Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

All employees are responsible for promoting and participating in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration to enhance the delivery of quality across the health care system. Employees should maintain an environment which supports and engages patients and co-workers in a caring team-based model to promote wellness and improve health outcomes.

Adherence to Compliance and Code of Conduct

All employees are required to comply with Adelante Healthcare’s written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct, policies and procedures and reporting of any conduct that potentially violates Adelante’s legal or compliance requirements. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit for long periods of time, is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb steps/stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; smell; manage stress as it relates to essential job functions. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance and may occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time when traveling to various clinic sites. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may be subject to health hazards (contagious diseases, blood borne pathogens, etc.) when working in the clinic area.

In any organization or job, changes take place over time. Although an effort will be made to keep job-related information current, this is not an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities. Adelante Healthcare, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the business need arises. In compliance withEEOC 29 CFR part 1630, if the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the employee, further accommodations shall be made if it does not constitute undue hardships upon this organization.

Summary

Promotes a recovery based approach to member care that emphasizes hope, respect, self-direction and empowerment by providing peer support, personal assistance, education on community resources, supportive services, advocacy and other support primarily in-home and/or in the community to aid in members recovery from mental illness and/or addiction disorders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Under direct supervision, provides supportive assistance to, and the modeling of self-advocacy with the member to help him/her research and access needed and desired community resources.
Works cooperatively with others to assure the smooth and seamless delivery of comprehensive services to members.
Assist members in choosing, obtaining and keeping wellness and healthy lifestyle related goals.
Use a variety of methods, tailored to the individual, to move through the process of setting and reaching health and wellness related goals.
Compile and share wellness and healthy lifestyle resources for members, staff and/or other stakeholders.
Provide structure and support to promote personal progress and accountability.
Assists in the development and coordination of activities, programs, and resources which directly support members or family members/caregivers of consumers in achieving wellness and recovery goals. For example: Assists consumers in obtaining benefits, i.e. SSI, AHCCCS/Medicare, Section 8, identification cards.
Assists members with advocating and/or obtaining resources to live in a safe environment (personal safety, food supply, utilities and appliances working, adequacy of furnishings, and lack of fire hazards).
Provides instruction in activities of daily living (nutrition, meal planning, shopping, and meal preparation; budgeting; home cleaning and organization; personal grooming and laundry).
Communicates with clinical team regarding members level of independent functioning and current levels of support provided.
Travels to members residences to provide peer support, personal assistance and other supportive in-home services.
Transports members to and from appointments and treatment settings (agency vehicle) as appropriate.
Relates own recovery process in a positive and supportive manner through coaching, role modeling and mentoring in order to assist members in developing skills to achieve their goals.
Completes documentation for behavioral health record in accordance with agency and funding source requirements.
Advocates for members, as needed, to ensure delivery of necessary services.
Provides crisis intervention, as needed, and notifies Supervisor and treatment team.
Meets, as assigned, with new members providing peer support and orientation to CODAC sites.
Answers members questions using Customer Service Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and CODAC policies and procedures as guides.
Assists in the scheduling of follow-up - appointments for members.
Participates as in provision of Desk Duty or Counselor of the Day by meeting with walk-in members to address urgent and emergent needs of members.
Manages an assigned caseload of members to assure members records are up to date as required including but not limited to assessments, ASAM assessments, consents, releases of information.
Provides Outreach and engagement through calls, letters, coordination with community programs, home visits, etc. as appropriate.
Performs other related duties in accordance with agency growth and changes.

Skills & Requirements
Skills & Requirements

Education:

Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field and no related experience OR;
Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a non-healthcare related field and 3 months relevant related experience OR;
Associates’ degree in a healthcare field and 6 months related experience OR;
Associate’s degree in a non-healthcare field and 1-year related experience OR;
Certified Medical Assistant and 1-year related experience OR;
Certified Peer Support Specialist and 1-year years related experience OR;
High School diploma or General Education Equivalent (GED and 2 years related experience.
Additional Requirements:

Valid Arizona Drivers license, proof of current insurance and willingness to use personal vehicle. Drivers license is an essential requirement for performing duties for this position.
Clean Motor Vehicle Record - no more than 2 moving violations or a license suspension in past 3 years.
1st Aid, CPR and Fingerprint Clearance may be required.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
Certification:

Graduate from Recovery/Peer Support Institute, required.
Skills:

Familiarity with people and practices within various ethnic and cultural groups.
Knowledge of community resources.
Ability to evaluate facts or situations to determine appropriate action.
Ability to effectively facilitate groups
Salary
Pay Information:

Pay Rate: from $18.00/hour
Pay Comments: Pay rate based on level of education and years of work experience relevant to this position.

"Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled"