Peer Support Specialist

2 weeks ago


Washington, United States Community Bridges, INC Full time

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness.

Certified Peer Support Specialist
Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare organization offering a full continuum of care, including a variety of programs throughout Arizona, Oklahoma and District of Columbia. Founded in 1982 as a non-profit organization by members of the recovery community in Mesa, Arizona, Community Bridges Inc. has held as its principal mission “maintaining the dignity of human life” for more than 40 years.

Job Summary
The Certified Peer Specialist is an individual who has lived experience in recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. The Certified Peer Specialist provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others presenting for care to minimize the emotional impact of treatment and increase the likelihood of recovery along with the likelihood of continued care once discharged. This position also assists in the transition to the most appropriate level of care available in conjunction with the established treatment team, which includes ensuring coordination of care with all parties who are currently involved in the patient’s case and ensuring that family and other social supports identified in the patient’s treatment plan are involved in the discharge planning process.

Skills/Requirements
- Highschool diploma or GED required. Associate degree or higher preferred.
- Minimum of six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders required.
- Health Care related experience where his or her prior experience would provide adequate exposure to both behavioral and medical crisis situations preferred.

CBI Offers an excellent benefits package
- Generous PTO accrual (5 weeks),
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans
- Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness,
- Pet Insurance,
- Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings,
- 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment,
- Wellness programs,
- Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more
- Reimbursement options for Licensure
- Very Competitive pay rates

CBI is growing and expanding our services
- We are experiencing tremendous growth currently. As an essential service provider, we value all our employees and their careers.
- For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley

CBI Values your Career and have lots of growth opportunities
Our staff experience tremendous professional growth through ongoing training and support. Our team is supported by strong and competent leadership. The leadership at CBI is committed to ongoing professional development for their staff. Come join our team of passionate individuals who are serious about making a difference in the lives of our patients and the communities we serve.

About our Culture, commitment to employees
- We are looking for driven and compassionate individuals that thrive in an upbeat and safe working environment. We dedicate a lot of thought and effort into work life balance as well as our competitive composition structure.
- We know life happens, that’s why we all start with a 5-week PTO plan as well as a wide range of unique benefits

Our Facilities.

Our locations are all state-of-the-art facilities that provide top notch integrated care. We are proud to adhere to a “no wrong door” treatment approach that allows our staff to dramatically improve the quality of life for the patients in their care.

CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible

CBI Offers an excellent benefits package
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Supplemental plans - Hospital indemnity/ Critical Illness, Pet Insurance, Dependent Care Savings, Health Care Savings, 401K with employer match - 100% vested upon enrollment, Generous PTO accrual, Wellness programs, Tuition Reimbursement and Scholarship Programs, incentives, and more
- For the past four years, The Phoenix Business Journal has recognized CBI as one of the top ten healthiest mid-size employers in the Valley.

CBI treats patients from all different walks of life and believes in maintaining the dignity of human life. Recovery is possible



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