MH Peer Recovery Specialist

Use your lived experience to help others discover hope, build resilience, and move forward in recovery.

Valley Community Services Board (VCSB) is seeking a compassionate, recovery-oriented Mental Health Peer Recovery Specialist to support individuals receiving behavioral health services.

This position is ideal for someone who understands the challenges of mental health and/or substance use recovery and wants to use that experience to help others find their own path forward.

As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you'll provide non-clinical, person-centered support grounded in shared lived experience.

You'll help individuals identify personal recovery goals, develop practical wellness skills, strengthen community connections, and navigate behavioral health and other community resources.

Working alongside clinicians, case managers, and other team members, you'll encourage self-advocacy, independence, and continued engagement in recovery services.

This is a community-based position that includes regular travel to individuals' homes, healthcare facilities, community agencies, appointments, and other locations.

Your ability to build trusting relationships, share hope, and support people in making their own choices will be central to your success.

Why Join Valley CSB? We offer benefits designed to support your work, well-being, and future: Starting pay of $17.75-$21.69 per hour, dependent upon experience.

$2,500 sign-on bonus.

Health insurance starting as low as $40 per month for individual coverage, with family and dependent plans available.

14 paid holidays.

Accrue up to 20 days of paid time off (PTO) per year beginning in your first year, available for use as it is accrued.

Participation in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS).

Regular Monday-Friday schedule, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

What You'll Do Provide non-clinical peer support grounded in your lived experience of recovery and consistent with Virginia DBHDS Peer Recovery Services requirements.

Help individuals identify personal recovery goals and develop strategies to work toward them.

Encourage self-advocacy, self-determination, empowerment, and informed choice.

Share recovery experiences appropriately to model hope, wellness strategies, coping skills, and effective use of recovery supports.

Help individuals stay engaged in behavioral health and recovery services through outreach, follow-up, and ongoing encouragement.

Support individuals in navigating behavioral health, medical, social service, and community resources.

Help individuals build natural supports, community connections, and supportive social networks.

Provide peer-based skill development related to wellness, daily living, communication, self-care, and community participation.

Collaborate with clinical, case management, and other team members to support continuity of care while maintaining the distinct role of peer support.

Accompany individuals to appointments, community resources, and other activities when appropriate.

The Impact You'll Have...