Top 180 Peer support specialist Jobs in Boston, Ma

PACT Peer Specialist (Per Diem)
Ellenhorn LLC —Arlington, MA
- $32 an hour
- Part-time
- Background check
- Adults
- HIPAA
Peer Specialist (Mental Health Services)
Vinfen —Boston, MA
- $23.33 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Psychiatry
- Addiction Medicine
- Adults
- 403(b) matching
- Mileage reimbursement
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Children's Mental Health Outreach Counselor (IHBTC)
The Edinburg Center —Bedford, MA
- $21.46 an hour
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Recovery Support Specialist
Forrest Behavioral Health —Bedford, MA
- $23 - $27 an hour
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Office
- Outpatient experience
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
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Outreach Specialist - Intensive Family Services
Riverside Community Care —Somerville, MA
- $22.27 an hour
- Full-time
- Computer literacy
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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Peer Support Specialist
NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC —Boston, MA
- $47,500 - $51,300 a year
- Spanish
- Addiction Medicine
- Hospital
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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Peer Support Specialist
Victory Programs Inc —Boston, MA
- $26 an hour
- Full-time
- Spanish
- CPR Certification
- Current TB test
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
Peer Recovery Specialist
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & RECOVERY —Boston, MA
- $52,000 - $54,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Clean driving record
- Mid-level
- Driver's License
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Peer Specialist
NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC —Chelsea, MA
- $47,500 - $51,300 a year
- Full-time
- Addiction Medicine
- Hospital
- Driver's License
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health
Boston Public Health Commission —Boston, MA
- $18.78 - $19.85 an hour
- Computer literacy
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
Peer Facilitator
FENWAY HEALTH —Boston, MA
- $21.54 - $25.95 an hour
- Contract
- Hybrid work
- Mid-level
- Office
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Volunteer and Youth Enrollment Specialist
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts —Boston, MA
- $43 - $44 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- Writing skills
- Office
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ESY - ABA Specialist (Summer 2026)
Boston Public Schools —Boston, MA
- $30 an hour
- Temporary
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- US work authorization
- Public school
Public Health Advocate II (Outreach)
Boston Public Health Commission —Boston, MA
- $1,027.36 - $1,202.52 a week
- Full-time
- Acute care
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Recovery Coach - Recovery Support Services
NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC —Boston, MA
- $51,300 - $61,255 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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Youth Peer Mentor
NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC —Chelsea, MA
- $47,500 - $56,718 a year
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Adults
- High school diploma or GED
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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Recovery Peer Specialist
Northeast Independent Living Program Inc —Lawrence, MA
- $20 - $25 an hour
- Full-time
- Bilingual
- Travel
- Reliable transportation
- Fuel card
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Certified Recovery Coach
Victory Programs Inc —Boston, MA
- $26 an hour
- Part-time
- Addiction Medicine
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
Public Health Advocate - II (Outreach 3 PM - 11 PM)
Boston Public Health Commission —Boston, MA
- $1,027.36 - $1,202.52 a week
- Full-time
- Acute care
- Bilingual
- Clean driving record
Peer Specialist - Respite
Riverside Community Care —Norwood, MA
- $22.27 an hour
- Full-time
- Clean driving record
- Computer literacy
- Residential
- 403(b) matching
- Paid holidays
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PACT Peer Specialist (Per Diem)

Ellenhorn LLC
Arlington, MA

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Job Details

Part-time
$32 an hour

Qualifications

Client rapport building
Driver's License
Driving

Full Job Description

Description:

The Peer Specialist has experience as a recipient of mental health services and is willing to use and share their personal, practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit the team and its clients. The Peer Specialist functions as a fully integrated team member to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to have a satisfying life. They attend daily reports, participate fully in the assessment process, and typically work during the 9-5 hours (similar to the clinical team). The Peer Specialist collaborates to promote a team culture that recognizes, understands, and respects each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences. They are responsible to maximize client choice, self-determination and decision-making in the planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation and support services. They provide peer counseling and consultation to individual clients, families, and team staff; act as a liaison with community resources; carry out rehabilitation and support functions; and assist in treatment, substance abuse services, education, support and consultation to families and crisis intervention under the clinical supervision of staff with professional degrees. This is a per diem position averaging 15–20 hours weekly. There may be opportunities for increased hours and expanded responsibilities as the role and team needs develop.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experience as a peer, to validate clients’ experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment.
Act as an interpreter to help non-mental health consumer team members better understand and empathize with each client’s unique and subjective experience and perceptions.
Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning clients’ experiences on symptoms of mental illness, the effects and side-effects of medications, clients’ responses to and opinions of treatment, and clients’ experiences of recovery.
Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood and respected, and in which client self-determination and decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported.
Help clients identify, understand, and combat stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and develop strategies to reduce self-stigma.
Help other team members identify and understand culture-wide stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness and develop strategies to eliminate stigma within the team.
Collaborate with the team to ensure the protection of clients’ rights in order to help clients to improve their knowledge of client rights and grievance or complaint procedures.
Increase awareness of and support client participation in consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery.
Serve as the liaison between the team and consumer run programs such as self help groups, drop in centers, or other peer run organizations.
Assist in the provision of ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment. Suggest appropriate changes in treatment plans to ensure that immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in clients’ mental status or behavior which puts clients at risk.
Assist in the provision of direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom-management techniques and promote personal growth and development by assisting clients to cope with internal and external stresses.
Assist in the provision of individual and group treatment in the office and in community settings in a stage based treatment model that is non-confrontational, considers interactions of mental illness and substance abuse, and has client-determined goals
Provide mentoring, problem solving, encouragement and support to clients who are engaged in work and vocational goals.
Provide ongoing assessment, problem solving, side by side services, skill teaching, and environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living. These might include assistance with finding and maintaining safe and affordable housing, assisting with personal hygiene and grooming tasks, assistance with meal planning, grocery shopping, and food preparation, and assistance with money management and transportation.
Provide side by side support, coaching, and encouragement to help clients socialize (going with a client to community activities, including activities offered by consumer- run peer support organizations).
Coordinate the development of WRAP plans with clients and their implementation by the treatment team.
Facilitate a WRAP or peer group once weekly
Support and organize recovery events, including presentations or bringing in outside speakers for the purpose of education and training for both client and staff
Adhere to all HIPAA and all federal client privacy regulations.
Maintain accurate written documentation of client interactions daily.

Nonessential Functions:

Occasional interstate travel
Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

Problem-solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
Commitment to company values and philosophy
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong team player, flexibility, and creativity

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and downstairs, talk, hear, and see
Work Environment: Most work is performed outside of the office setting

Requirements:

College degree in Human Services field, or in another area, have a high school diploma, or have at least two years of paid or volunteer work experiences with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
Must have good oral and written communication skills
Is or has been or is currently a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental illness and has self-knowledge to manage their mental illness and be well along in their recovery
Must have strong commitment to the right and the ability of each person with a severe mental illness to live in normal community residences; work in market jobs; and have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services
Have skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for the clients’ rights and personal preferences in treatment
Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable automobile, and a clean drivers record (in MA & CA only)
WRAP facilitation and peer certification training is desired

Work Location: In person

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peer support specialist jobs in boston, ma

PACT Peer Specialist (Per Diem)

Peer Specialist (Mental Health Services)

Children's Mental Health Outreach Counselor (IHBTC)

Recovery Support Specialist

Outreach Specialist - Intensive Family Services

Peer Support Specialist

Peer Support Specialist

Peer Recovery Specialist

Peer Specialist

Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health

Peer Facilitator

Volunteer and Youth Enrollment Specialist

ESY - ABA Specialist (Summer 2026)

Public Health Advocate II (Outreach)

Recovery Coach - Recovery Support Services

Youth Peer Mentor

Recovery Peer Specialist

Certified Recovery Coach

Public Health Advocate - II (Outreach 3 PM - 11 PM)

Peer Specialist - Respite

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