About the Role
We’re looking for someone who has lived it and shows up for people the way a five-star hotel shows up for guests — with warmth, attentiveness, and genuine care. This is not a clipboard job. This is a calling.
Our Peer Support Specialists walk alongside patients in our detox unit during one of the hardest moments of their lives. If you have solid sobriety, a personal connection to the 12-step program, a passion for spirituality and wellness, and the natural hospitality of someone who makes people feel seen and welcomed — we want to talk.
What You’ll Do
- Build trusting, authentic relationships with patients rooted in shared lived experience and mutual respect
- Facilitate recovery-focused groups including wellness, coping skills, spirituality, and 12-step introduction sessions
- Provide individual peer support focused on recovery planning, goal setting, and personal accountability
- Help patients develop and maintain personal recovery plans
- Advocate for patient needs and connect individuals to community resources, aftercare options, and peer support networks
- Model healthy behaviors, clear boundaries, and recovery-oriented thinking every single day
- Bring genuine hospitality to every patient interaction — greet people by name, anticipate needs, and create an environment where patients feel safe, respected, and cared for
What We’re Looking For
- Personal recovery experience — you’ve done the work, you understand the journey, and you bring that authenticity into every interaction
- Familiarity with and appreciation for the 12-step program — you value it as a pathway and can speak to it credibly with patients
- A passion for spirituality and wellness — you bring curiosity, openness, and a genuine belief that recovery is about the whole person
- The hospitality gene — you think like a great waiter or a luxury hotel concierge. You’re proactive, warm, attentive, and you never make someone feel like a burden
- Group facilitation skills — you’re comfortable in front of a room, you can hold space, manage group dynamics, and keep people engaged
- Peer Support Specialist certification (preferred) or willingness to obtain
- High school diploma or GED required; additional education in behavioral health a plus
Why Bold Steps
We’re a licensed inpatient behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment organization in New Jersey. We take clinical excellence seriously — and we take culture just as seriously. The people who thrive here are mission-driven, team-oriented, and show up every day like it matters. Because it does.
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
