Overview
A Peer Specialist is needed to help us in our endeavor to build the healthiest community in the nation … one person at a time.
The Mission: At SummitStone Health Partners, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community. We need your help to make this vision a reality. We are building a team who believes in providing crucial services at crucial times, helping the people in our community at their most vulnerable — particularly those who are often overlooked and underserved. We Embrace Our Diversity Come As You Are: A core value here at SummitStone. We want you to be your authentic self while at work, so we welcome and actively seek team members of different backgrounds, identities and experiences. SummitStone is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, honoring each individual's whole-self by embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language and the inherent intersections of many different identities. We invite everyone to share our journey and are proudly an equal opportunity employer. Experiences and Backgrounds We Look For If this sounds like your calling, then we want to help you succeed, grow, and thrive at SummitStone. What You’ll Do: As a Peer Specialist we will use your life experience from your personal journey of recovery of addiction and/or mental health challenges to engage, advocate, and link SummitStone Health Partners clients to formal or informal treatment activities, services, and/or supports. A Peer Specialist cultivates mutual, supportive relationships with clients as they navigate through systems. This looks like highlighting strengths, sitting in discomfort, and walking side-by-side with clients as they move toward goals of their choosing. Duties include, but are not limited to: Required: Preferred: Start With Yes At SummitStone, we show up not only for our clients, but for our staff as well. You will be joining a team of committed professionals who believe in the power of starting with “yes” — where an unparalleled level of teamwork and support can solve any challenge. We believe that people can and do recover, but we also know that they can’t always do it on their own. That’s where you come in. If you have any or all of these qualities, we want you to consider us for your next career move: Total Rewards The typical hiring range for this position is $21.50 - $25.80/hour, based on relevant years of experience. Benefits We know that most people aren’t just searching for a job, they’re searching for a career. But more than that, they’re searching for a sense of belonging and purpose. Whether you’re at the start of your journey or you already know where you want to be, you will have access to a level of support and teamwork that is uncommon in the field of behavioral health today. Along with that, positions are eligible* for range of benefits including: Time that you deserve for a balanced life Financial benefits Health, Medical, and Wellness *Based on working 20+ hours per week Reach Out SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know. Questions? Please email us at hiring@summitstonehealth.org.