Urgent Care Peer Support Specialist - Newport, VT

Urgent Care Peer Support Specialist – Newport, VT

Join Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) as an Urgent Care Peer Support Specialist and help individuals navigate urgent care and crisis services with empathy, hope, and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide non-clinical peer support through active listening, empathy, validation, and shared understanding grounded in lived experience.
• Build respectful, trust-based relationships that support individuals in identifying their own needs, goals, and next steps.
• Offer hope, perspective, and encouragement through intentional and appropriate self-disclosure.
• Support individuals in understanding their rights and navigating urgent care and crisis services.
• Advocate for individuals expressed preferences during interactions with systems and providers.
• Assist individuals in identifying and accessing community-based resources and follow-up supports.
• Support warm handoffs and continuity of care in collaboration with the broader care team.
• Provide follow-up peer support, in person or remotely, as appropriate.
• Document peer support services using agency-approved peer documentation tools.
• Participate in team meetings, debriefs, training, and reflective supervision.

Qualifications – Experience in peer support or related mental health services preferred.

Seniority Level – Entry level

Employment Type – Full-time

Job Function – Health Care Provider

Industries – Mental Health Care

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