Residential Peer Support Specialist

Program: Valley Steps | CORE I | CORE II

Pay: Range starts at $18.00/hour (pay is calculated based on years of certified experience)

*Active DHHS Peer Support Specialist certification required

Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8am – 5pm

Benefits Highlights

• Compensation: Our compensation program includes tenure-based service increases and performance bonuses that recognise and reward high-performing team members. On-Demand Pay gives you access to a portion of your earned wages before your scheduled payday.
• Time Off: We offer 15 days of accrued paid time off annually (increasing by one day with each year of service), 10 paid holidays, 2 wellness days, and paid parental leave.
• Health & Insurance Benefits: Full‑time and part‑time team members working 30+ hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as voluntary options including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, financial protection, and pet insurance. Valley also provides Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long‑Term Disability Insurance at no cost to eligible team members.
• Health Savings & Reimbursement: Out‑of‑pocket medical expenses may be eligible for reimbursement through our Garner HRA — up to $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for families. Depending on your medical plan selection, you may also contribute pre‑tax dollars to a Health Savings Account (HSA), with a company match of up to $900 for individuals and $1,800 for families.
• Retirement: Our 401(k) plan accepts both pre‑tax and Roth (post‑tax) contributions and includes a company match of up to 6% of your annual salary.
• Learning & Development: We invest in our team members' growth through tuition reimbursement, new licensure reimbursement, paid training and conference attendance, continuing education reimbursement, and paid time for continuing education.

Why Valley?

Since 1984, Valley Behavioral Health has helped thousands of adults, children, and families access high-quality behavioral health care. As the largest non‑profit community behavioral health provider in the Intermountain Region, Valley offers a comprehensive range of services to ensure each individual receives the personalised care they need to heal and grow. You will belong in a community where you can be yourself, grow your career, and embrace new opportunities. Valley is committed to being an organisation that promotes authenticity and encourages opportunities for success.

Job Summary & Deliverables

A Certified Peer Support Specialist is an individual who uses their lived experience in recovery from mental illness and/or substance use disorder, in addition to skills learned in formal training, to deliver services promoting recovery and resiliency. Certified peer specialists offer support and empower callers to resolve problems by fostering a sense of hope, dignity, and self‑respect.

Essential Functions

• Assists with maintaining a safe and hazard‑free environment by observing and documenting client behaviour, reporting unsafe conditions and applying appropriate emotional and physical support.
• Assists with providing a therapeutic milieu for clients by encouraging clients to participate in recreational activities and group therapies.
• Assists with supportive therapy for select clients by leading activity and conversation groups.
• Assists in the development of client behavioural expectations.
• Assists with the unit's training and quality assurance programs.
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Assists with initiating and contributing to client treatment planning, teaching and discharge planning.

Requirements

Education: High School diploma or equivalent

Experience: None - see Preferred Qualifications

Licenses/Certifications: Certified Peer Support Specialist certification, CPR certification, Valley de‑escalation certification.