Peer Support Specialist

About Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC

Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC is part of Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey, a client-centered, trauma-informed behavioral health treatment organization providing individualized care for individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions. Its continuum of care includes Residential/Inpatient treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and traditional Outpatient services, along with counseling and psychiatric care.

Treatment is rooted in evidence-based and holistic approaches, including CBT, DBT, trauma-informed therapy, individual, group, and family therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention. As part of Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey, Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC shares a commitment to helping clients address underlying challenges, develop sustainable coping skills, and build a foundation for long-term mental wellness and recovery.

The Opportunity

Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC is seeking a compassionate and recovery-oriented Peer Support Specialist to join its behavioral health team in Lawrence Township, NJ. This full-time, on-site position offers a daytime schedule and the opportunity to provide meaningful, non-clinical peer support to individuals navigating mental health and co-occurring substance use challenges. Through shared lived experience, encouragement, and recovery-focused guidance, the Peer Support Specialist helps individuals build confidence, strengthen coping skills, and work toward their personal wellness and recovery goals.

What You'll Do

• Provide individualized, recovery-oriented peer support to individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use challenges.
• Draw upon personal lived experience with recovery, as appropriate, to build trust, foster hope, and encourage individuals throughout their recovery journey.
• Support individuals in identifying personal strengths, establishing recovery goals, and developing practical strategies for maintaining wellness and stability.
• Encourage engagement in treatment programming, recovery activities, and supportive services that promote long-term well-being.
• Facilitate supportive, non-clinical conversations and peer-based activities that encourage self-advocacy, healthy coping skills, and personal growth.
• Collaborate with clinical and interdisciplinary team members to support a coordinated, person-centered approach to care while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Maintain accurate documentation of peer support interactions and uphold confidentiality, ethical standards, and organizational policies.

RequirementsRequired

• High school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience in peer support, behavioral health, recovery services, or a related supportive care setting.
• Personal lived experience with mental health challenges, substance use recovery, or related recovery experiences, with the ability to use those experiences appropriately to support others.
• Understanding of recovery-oriented, person-centered, and trauma-informed approaches to behavioral health support.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and active listening skills, with the ability to build supportive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to work full-time, on-site in Lawrence Township, NJ, during scheduled daytime hours.

Preferred

• Current New Jersey Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) or Certified Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP) credential.

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person