Lead Peer Specialist, Mental Health Services

Vinfen

. Promote engagement, hope, recovery, and community integration for Persons Served .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeAllston • Massachusetts • United StatesSenior💰 $52,620 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing peer support and recovery-oriented services, with a strong focus on community integration, advocacy, and the ability to facilitate wellness and recovery plans. Proficient in training and mentoring peer specialists while employing trauma-informed and culturally competent approaches.

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Peer Support ExperienceCertified Peer SpecialistRecovery-Oriented ModalitiesCommunity Resource KnowledgeMotivational Interviewing

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Hard Skills

Wellness AssessmentsRecovery PlansAdvocacy TechniquesDocumentation ComplianceSkill Training

Soft Skills

CommunicationRelationship BuildingProblem SolvingTeam CollaborationIndependent Decision Making

Tools & Technologies

Personal Computer ApplicationsOffice Equipment

Certifications & Qualifications

CPR CertificationFirst Aid CertificationRecovery Coach Academy Certificate

Industry Keywords

Peer Support PracticesTrauma-Informed CareHousing FirstCulturally Competent ApproachesSelf-Advocacy

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Promote engagement, hope, recovery, and community integration for Persons Served
Welcome, orient, and engage referred Persons Served in ACCS services within 72 hours
Collaborate with LPHA clinicians to conduct intake processes
Help Persons Served complete wellness assessments, Power Statements, and recovery plans
Provide peer support, education, advocacy, problem solving, skill training, and side-by-side support
Facilitate Peer Support and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) groups
Connect Persons Served with healthcare, employment, community services, recovery resources, and support networks
Promote safe housing, community tenure, self-sufficiency, self-determination, and service completion
Implement peer support-oriented treatment-plan interventions and compliant documentation
Support self-advocacy, coping techniques, self-management, and relationships with chosen family and friends
Train, onboard, coach, mentor, and supervise Team Peer Specialists
Lead the Team’s Peer Specialists in organizing and delivering Peer Support
Model recovery-oriented, person-centered, motivational interviewing, harm-reduction, Housing First, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and strengths-based approaches
Visit GLE and SIE settings regularly to provide Peer Support
Collaborate with Team members and communicate with the Team Leader regarding performance issues
Participate in the Lead Peer Specialist Community of Practice Workgroup and contribute to policy and program development
Receive monthly consultation, education, and training from Vinfen’s Director of Recovery Services
Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

One to three years’ experience providing peer support to people with psychiatric disability and/or co-occurring disorders required
Personal, first-hand experience being a recipient of the mental health system
A high school diploma or equivalent is required
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school or Associate’s degree strongly preferred
In some cases, experience may be substituted for academic training
Valid driver’s license presented at employment
At least 21 years of age
Maintained a valid US driver’s license for at least six months
Adequate insurance and safe driving record if using a personal vehicle
Ability to pass a driver’s screening background check
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, and assist with daily living tasks
Ability to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or a two-person lift
Ability to operate a computer and office equipment
Ability to communicate with Persons Served, staff, and external representatives
CPR required within first two weeks of hire
First Aid required within two weeks of hire
Must become a Certified Peer Specialist or obtain Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery “Recovery Coach Academy” certificate of completion within six months of hire
Knowledge of Peer Support practices, ethical standards, recovery-oriented modalities, advocacy techniques, community resources, and personal computer applications
Ability to create supportive relationships, maintain confidentiality, work independently and in teams, balance priorities, and make independent decisions

Benefits

Comp & perks

A fully funded 401(a), employer-sponsored retirement plan requiring no employee contribution
Employee-funded 403(b) plan
Medical, Dental and Vision plans for eligible employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more
Employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance
Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance for qualifying employees
Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
Voluntary Term Life, Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Generous paid time off for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week