Urgent Care Peer Support Specialist - Newport, VT

This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1370527 Position Overview The Urgent Care Peer Support Specialistis an essential member of a multidisciplinary crisis team, providing voluntary, non-clinical peer support to individuals experiencing mental health, substance use, or co-occurring crises. This role is groundedin direct lived experienceand focuses on mutuality, empathy, advocacy, and respect for self-determination. Peer Support Specialists work alongside clinicians and other professionals while maintaining a clearly defined non-clinical role. This position does notinvolve clinical screening, assessment, diagnosis, or disposition decisions. 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