Peer Support Specialist

Job Title: Peer Support Specialist
Location: Bakersfield, California
Employment Type: Full-time 
Salary: $23/hour
Date Posted: 10-14-2026 Summary 
A Peer Support Specialist has been a recipient of lived experience. Peer Mentors are fully integrated team members who provide highly individualized services in the community and promote consumer self-determination and decision-making. Peer Mentors are also 
peers to the consumers and they have the innate ability to build trust and relationships with consumers. The insight resulting from this relationship is extremely useful in encouraging continued consumer growth and recovery, as well as a valuable tool that can be brought to the treatment team in gaining insight for the treatment of each individual consumer. 
Essential Duties/Responsibilities 
• Carry out duties as a member of the team, under the direction of the team leader. Specific job responsibilities will vary depending on education and experience. 
• Provide work-related supportive services, such as transportation. Use of personal vehicle is required. 
• Perform mentoring and problem solving as well as offer encouragement on and off the job site. 
• Support and communicate with clients timely to answer questions, while making a difference in our clients relationships. 
• Provide practical help and mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem solving and direct 
assistance to help consumers obtain the necessities of daily living. 
• Coordination of social activities. 
• Facilitation of groups and/or assignments as required by Lead Peer Specialist/Mentors, Clinical Manager and/or Program 
Director. 
• Develop effective working relationships with agencies and organizations to advocate for consumer and family/caregiver 
empowerment. 
• Document all activities as required. 
• Maintain and ensures HIPAA, ethical standards and professional boundaries with all staff and clients. 
• Other duties assigned or necessary to support the program and/or the company. 

Recovery Requirements 
• Provide the best customer care possible. 
• Identify and build upon the strenghts of clients, coworkers, and the communities we serve. 
• Support clients’ steps towards Recovery and Wellness. 
• Create an organizational culture that respects and celebrates the diversity of our clients. 
• Value learning as an ongoing process that enables us to better service our consumers and establishes our leadership in the 
industry. 
• Research and utilize our industry’s best practices and analyze our own servies to ensure the best possible outcomes. 
Level of Supervision 
Given
• None. Received 
• Works under direct supervision from the Lead Peer Mentor. 
Education/Licensing Requirements 
Education and/or Experience 
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required with computer or business courses. 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required. 
• Consumer of Mental Health Services; persons with a history of being consumers of mental health services or individuals with 
lived experience (i.e. living with a relative, significant other, or other support person who is a consumer of mental health services). 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Proof of: valid California driver’s license and auto insurance, as well as proof of education are required. Prior behavioral health experience preferred. Peer Support Specialist Certificate Required
Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• Knowledge of ways to encourage consumers to explore and regain strengths, skills, and/or talents that may be inherent in individual consumers and to become more social, through community events and outings, as well as within the program’s 
internal activities. 
• Skills to provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each consumer’s view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. 
• Lived experience with a mental health condition, whether a family member or personal. 
• Knowledge of community resources and connections and experience working with peers. 
• Good organizational skills, interpersonal skills, and communication skills are a must. 
• Basic computer skills. 
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage time. Physical Requirements 

• Office Environment (not remote position). Requires extensive sitting with periodic standing and walking.
• May be required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. 
• Requires significant use of computer, tablet, phone and/or general office equipment. 
• Needs adequate visual acuity, ability to grasp and handle objects. 
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person

What we offer:  Full Time Employees: · Paid vacation days that increase with tenure· Separate sick leave that rolls over each year· Up to 10 Paid holidays*· Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options· DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday*· Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements All Employees: · 401K· Free licensure supervision· Employee Assistance program · Pet Insurance· Perks @Clarvida- national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment· Mileage reimbursement*· Company cellphone *benefits may vary based on Position/State/County Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. If you're #readytowork we are #readytohire! Now hiring!Not the job you’re looking for?Clarvida has a variety of positions in various locations; please go tohttps://www.clarvida.com/working-at-clarvida To Learn More About Us:Clarvida @ http://www.clarvida.com/mission-vision-and-values/ Clarvida is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. "We encourage job seekers to be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment activities that are on the rise across the healthcare industry. Communication about legitimate Clarvida job opportunities will only come from an authorized Clarvida.com email address, from a notifications@jobvite.com email, or a personal LinkedIn account that is associated with a Clarvida.com email address."