Department of Veterans Affairs: Provides healthcare, benefits, and cemetery services to military veterans.
1+ YOEMust be a Veteran with 1+ year post-personal recovery, hold a peer specialist certification, be proficient in English, meet time-in-grade or education requirements for GS-6 to GS-9, and provide DD-214 and other federal documentation.
DuPage County Health Department: Provides public health, behavioral, and environmental services.
Must have breastfed in the past 5 years, be from the community or a WIC participant, complete required peer counselor and USDA breastfeeding training, and participate in meetings and emergency response as needed.
Trilogy: Provides integrated behavioral healthcare and community support services.
Lived experience required; high school/GED required; CRSS preferred (must obtain); valid driver's license and reliable transportation; flexible schedule with evenings/weekends; peer support or community services experience preferred.
Gateway Foundation: Provides substance use and mental health disorder treatment services.
1+ YOEHigh school diploma,1 year behavioral health or substance use experience,ability to complete supervised experience and obtain peer recovery certification within 1 year,proficiency with electronic health records,strong communication and recovery experience.
College of DuPage: Public community college offering degrees and vocational training.
Must be an enrolled student (min 6 credits fall/spring or 1 credit summer) with a 2.0+ GPA (waived for first-semester students). High school diploma/equivalent, subject proficiency (A/B grade), English proficiency, and up-to-date tech skills; Zoom experience preferred.
Housing Forward: Transitions people from housing crisis to permanent housing stability.
Uses lived experience to provide outreach, engagement, crisis de-escalation, advocacy, and navigation for people experiencing homelessness; bilingual Spanish desirable; crisis intervention skills and ability to document encounters required.
City Colleges of Chicago: Public community college system in Chicago offering higher education.
Must be 18+, eligible to work in the U.S., actively enrolled at a City Colleges of Chicago campus (min 6 semester hours), maintain 2.0 GPA, available up to 20 hrs/week, attend trainings/meetings, and possess strong communication and presentation skills.
Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook
Rosecrance: Provides behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services.
High school diploma/GED, lived experience in behavioral health or substance use recovery, ability to use lived experience professionally, valid driver's license and insurable driving record, ability to travel and work flexible schedules, obtain CRSS within 2 years, pass background checks.
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120: Providing public secondary education to students in Mundelein, Illinois.
Must provide organization and direction to student participants; able to work with sponsor, students, administration and community; creative, energetic; good communication skills.
UCAN: Provides therapeutic education, foster care, and youth support services.
High school diploma or GED required (BA preferred). Must be 21+, have lived experience with behavioral health, valid driver’s license, ability to self-transport within 60 minutes, strong communication and documentation skills.
Peer Recovery Support Specialist - Manteno - 2nd shift
Manteno, Illinois, United States
$18-$22/hrOnsiteFull Time
Family Guidance Centers: Provides substance use disorder and behavioral healthcare services.
0+ YOEHigh school diploma, CPR/DCFS clearance and CPR required; must have 1+ year recovery experience, attain Peer Recovery Support certification (CPRS) within one year; able to work within multidisciplinary team.
Ada S. McKinley Community Services: Provides mental healthcare, education, and vocational training services.
2+ YOEHigh school diploma/GED, 2+ years experience in nonprofit/community mental health or related field, lived experience with behavioral health, valid driver's license, must obtain CRSS within 1 year, Excel proficiency, ability to self-transport and pass background check.
Thresholds: Provides community-based mental health and housing services.
Lived mental health recovery experience, CRSS preferred or ability to obtain within a year, valid driver\u0002s license, current car insurance and daily access to a car, age 21+, high school diploma/GED, strong communication and relationship-building skills, availability across listed weekday and weekend hours.
Harper College: Public community college providing associate degrees and vocational training.
Currently enrolled in Harper Nursing Program, completed first semester, minimum GPA 3.0, average ≥76% on exams, satisfactory clinical performance with faculty recommendation; resume and cover letter required; official transcripts upon hire; employment contingent on background check.
City Colleges of Chicago: Offers associate degrees and vocational training programs in Chicago.
Must be 18+, eligible to work in the U.S., actively enrolled at a City Colleges of Chicago campus with ≥6 semester hours and minimum 2.0 GPA (waived for first-semester students). High school diploma or GED required, strong communication and presentation skills, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook
Friend Health: Provides integrated primary medical and behavioral healthcare services.
1+ YOELived recovery experience (min 1 year), CRSS or CPRS (or obtain within 1 year), strong communication, boundary setting, empathy, problem-solving, and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Friend Health: Provides primary and behavioral healthcare services to Chicago communities
1+ YOEMinimum 1 year lived recovery experience, CRSS/CPRS certification (or obtain within 1 year), strong communication, boundary-setting, empathy, documentation skills; ability to stand/walk and lift up to 10 lbs.