Peer Support Specialist - Dani's Place

Peer Support Specialists provide support to clients using their lived experience in mental health recovery. They offer emotional support, case management, recovery skills, resource guidance, and community assistance, while helping staff understand barriers to treatment. This role includes outreach, client engagement, and active participation on the Dani’s Place treatment team, following all State, Agency, and Program policies. 

• →Requires a high school diploma, bachelor’s degree preferred.   
• →Prior experience preferred.  
• →Must meet requirements and become a certified peer supporter within six months of hire.     
• →Must obtain CPI and CPR following hire.   
• →Must be at least 21 years of age.  
• →Must demonstrate knowledge of mental illness and the recovery process. (Knowledge of co-occurring disorders and treatment is preferred.)   
• →Must demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients.   
• →Must be able to work a flexible schedule that will include evenings, weekends, and holidays.  
• →Must demonstrate the ability to identify and react with emotional intelligence to a person in crisis for the purposes of nonviolent de-escalation or linking with the appropriate level of care for treatment. 
  

Unison Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).