Certified Peer Specialist - Residential

Job Description

Job Description

Certified Peer Specialist – Residential  

• Required Certification: Current Colorado Peer Certification (CPFS) through COPA is required at time of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Salary Range: $21.50 to $30.10 per hour, based on relevant years of experience
• Location: Fort Collins, Colorado at our Garcia House
• Status: Full-time 40 hours per week
• Hours: Sunday – Thursday 10:00AM -6:30PM 

Employees working at locations operating 24/7 earn a differential.  Shift differentials are also available for evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.  

The salary range for this position is SummitStone’s good faith belief and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this position at the time of the posting. SummitStone may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including the applicant’s education, training, skills, experiences, and other job-related information and how relevant those are to SummitStone’s needs, aspirations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs and delivery of services to the community that it serves.

Role Overview:

As a Certified Peer Specialist, you will use your life experience from your personal journey of recovery from addiction and/or mental health challenges, along with your Colorado Peer Certification, to engage, advocate, and link clients with SummitStone Health resources.

Essential Duties: 

• Utilizing your life experience from your personal journey of recovery of addiction and/or mental health challenges will perform direct client care for clients needing peer support services.
• Provide direct client care through individual and group sessions face to face, phone or telehealth contact.
• Connects clients to formal or informal treatment activities, services, and/or support.
• Services may be community based and centered around client's recovery goals.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current Colorado Peer Certification (CPFS) through COPA is required at the time of hire.
• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use issues (either personally or as a family member) with 2+ years of sustained recovery required.
• Must not have accrued any new criminal charges within the last 2 years.
• High school diploma or completion of G.E.D. required.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Colorado Peer Certification (CPFS) through COPA (Colorado Practitioners Association) is required at time of hire and must be maintained throughout employment.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire and maintain a satisfactory driving record may be required based on program and location needs. Some positions may require travel to client homes, community partner sites, appointments, and community activities, including the transportation of clients. 
• CPR and First Aid certification required at certain locations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual/bi-cultural preferred

SummitStone will take into consideration a combination of an applicant’s education, training, skills, experiences, and other job-related information and how relevant those are to SummitStone’s needs, aspirations, organizational priorities, and the evolving needs and delivery of services to the community that it serves. The position posting describes the minimum and preferred qualifications for position and, beyond those, the candidate is responsible for making a compelling case in support of their application.

Residential (Garcia House)- a specialty co-occurring residential program providing comprehensive ASAM 3.7 and 3.5 residential treatment to individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. 

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 committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic self. We actively seek team members with a variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we honor the whole self—embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language, and the many intersections of identity. We invite everyone to be part of our journey and proudly serve as an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit  summitstone.org for more information about who we are. 

Total Rewards

At SummitStone Health Partners, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our team members. Eligibility and pro-rated benefit levels are based on FTE (full-time equivalent) status.

Below are some of the benefits we offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage — including options for eligible dependents
• Mental health and wellness resources
• Short-term and long-term disability insurances
• Paid time off (PTO): Accrued vacation and personal leave based on FTE status and length of service
• Paid Sick Leave: Provided in accordance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
• A range of voluntary benefits available to all employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contributions

Health & Safety Requirement

All employees are required to receive an annual flu vaccination or have an approved exemption in place and wear a mask during flu season

Reach Out  

SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities with 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 View email address on ziprecruiter.com.  

This position will be open for a minimum of three days and/or until a top candidate is identified.