Lead Peer Specialist, Mental Health Services

Vinfen

Lead Peer Specialist advancing recovery and community integration for people with mental-health conditions. Supervising peer specialists across Vinfen’s Massachusetts community-based services.

Posted 8/21/2026full-timeLowell • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $53,935 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Peer Support practices, recovery-oriented approaches, and community resource connection, while effectively mentoring and training Team Peer Specialists. Possesses strong advocacy skills and the ability to engage and support individuals with psychiatric disabilities and co-occurring disorders.

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Peer Support ExperienceCertified Peer SpecialistMotivational InterviewingRecovery-Oriented PracticesCommunity Resource Connection

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Hard Skills

Peer Support PracticesRecovery-Oriented ApproachesEngagement TechniquesDocumentation MaintenanceCrisis InterventionDaily Living Skills AssistanceAdvocacyWellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)Team CollaborationCultural Competence

Soft Skills

CommunicationEmpathyTeamworkMentoringDecision-Making

Tools & Technologies

Personal Computer ApplicationsOffice Equipment

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Peer SpecialistCPR CertificationFirst Aid CertificationRecovery Coach Academy Certificate

Industry Keywords

Mental Health SystemPsychiatric DisabilityCo-occurring DisordersHarm ReductionTrauma-Informed CareStrengths-Based ApproachesPerson-Centered CareCommunity ResourcesSelf-AdvocacyCoping Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Promote engagement, hope, integration, and functioning of Persons Served in the community
Welcome, orient, and engage referred Persons Served and initiate intake within 72 hours
Collaborate with LPHA clinicians to determine needed services
Share personal recovery experiences and provide support, education, advocacy, and transition assistance
Connect Persons Served with healthcare, employment, housing, recovery, community, and mutual-help resources
Facilitate Peer Support and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) groups
Implement peer-support-oriented treatment-plan interventions and maintain documentation
Help develop self-advocacy, daily living, coping, self-management, and recovery skills
Strengthen relationships with chosen family and friends and build recovery networks
Teach, consult, and collaborate with Team members on recovery-oriented practices
Onboard, orient, coach, train, mentor, and supervise Team Peer Specialists
Model Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Housing First, Stages of Change, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and strengths-based approaches
Lead the Team’s Peer Specialists’ efforts to organize and deliver Peer Support
Visit all GLEs and SIE settings regularly to provide Peer Support
Meet regularly with the Team Leader to review performance and resolve Peer Specialist issues
Participate in the Lead Peer Specialist Community of Practice Workgroup and provide input on policy and program development
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 cooccurring 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 accredited school or Associate’s degree strongly preferred
Experience may be substituted for academic training in some cases
Valid driver's license presented at employment
At least 21 years of age
Valid US driver's license maintained for at least six months
Adequate insurance if using a personal vehicle
Safe driving record and ability to pass a driver's screening background check
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 6 months of hire
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, lift at least 25 pounds, operate a computer and office equipment, assist Persons Served with daily living tasks, and communicate with others
Knowledge of Peer Support practices, ethical standards, person-centered and recovery-oriented approaches, engagement techniques, advocacy, community resources, and personal computer applications
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, balance competing priorities, and make independent judgments and decisions
Commitment to confidentiality and sensitivity to cultural, religious, ethnic, disability, and gender differences

Benefits

Comp & perks

$2,000 sign-on bonus
Consultative and educative supervision, consultation and training from Vinfen’s Director of Recovery Services at least monthly
Continuous role competency development and learning through the Lead Peer Specialist Community of Practice Workgroup