Peer Specialist (Strive Guide)
Core
Empower individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) to move into self-management through virtual outreach, warm introductions, and connecting them with local resources.
Role type
Peer Recovery Specialist (STRIVE Guide)
Builds
Self-management recovery pathways for individuals with SMI
Domain
Behavioral Health / Mental Health Recovery
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience with SMI and/or SUD, State Peer Recovery certification (or eligibility), crisis intervention, resource navigation, virtual engagement, quality documentation
Preferred skills
Direct in-person engagement experience, recovery education and coaching, trauma-informed approaches, knowledge of criminal justice systems, mobile field work
Technologies
Email, messaging services, mobile apps
Responsibilities
Perform virtual outreach to establish trust, conduct warm introduction sessions for STRIVE services, complete quarterly assessments and schedule Whole Person Assessments, connect individuals with local resources during crises, serve as primary point of contact, communicate progress to the integrated care team
Seniority
Individual Contributor, entry-to-mid level