Peer Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $15.00

Position Summary

The Peer Support Specialist provides recovery-oriented, person-centered, and trauma-informed support services to individuals with substance use and / or mental health challenges. Drawing from lived experience, the Peer Specialist promotes recovery, wellness, and self-advocacy through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment. Services are provided in accordance with Illinois Department of Human Services / Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) and Medicaid guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide peer-to-peer recovery support through mentoring, motivation, and shared lived experience.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate individual and group peer sessions promoting self-efficacy, relapse prevention, and wellness planning.
• Assist clients in developing and following recovery, crisis, and relapse prevention plans.
• Support clients in navigating community resources (housing, employment, education, healthcare, and benefits).
• Collaborate with case managers, counselors, and treatment teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Model healthy coping skills, boundary-setting, and recovery behaviors.
• Document all interactions in compliance with SUPR and Medicaid documentation standards, using appropriate service codes (e.g., H0006, T1016, or S9480 as applicable).
• Participate in staff meetings, case reviews, and ongoing professional development.
• Maintain confidentiality according to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 regulations.
• Provide transportation assistance or accompaniment to appointments when necessary (if permitted by agency policy).
• Uphold agency mission, values, and ethical standards in all client and community interactions.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

Physical and Working Conditions

Compensation