Behavioral Health Peer Support Specialist - Atlanta, GA
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The job in short
Behavioral health peer support specialist in community recovery programs.
Clinical
Details
- Found
- 27 d ago · posted 2026-10-03
- Role
- Behavioral Health / Therapist
- Pay (as listed)
- $18–$30 an hour
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Pay: $18-30/hr based on certification level. Schedule: Flexible. Employment type: W-2 part-time (1099 placement available). Location: In-person community-based work across Atlanta, GA and surrounding region.
About the role
The Wilkinson Firm (TWF) places Certified Peer Support Specialists into recovery programs, behavioral health crisis services, and community mental health centers across the Southeast. Peer support is the bridge between lived experience and clinical care.
Who we want
Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS, CPS, RPS, or state-equivalent credential). Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery required. At least 6 months of formal peer support work experience preferred. Comfortable in crisis, residential, or outpatient settings.
What you would do
• Use your lived experience to support clients in recovery
• Co-facilitate peer support groups
• Help clients navigate the treatment system
• Bridge the gap between clinical staff and client experience
• Document peer support encounters per agency standard
What you get
• $18-30/hr based on certification level and specialty
• W-2 part-time or 1099 placement options
• Steady community-based work
• Weekly pay
• Growth path to senior peer support, case management, or counselor roles
How to apply
Click apply or send your peer support certification, brief lived-experience note, and one-paragraph note on a peer support setting you have worked in to [email protected] with subject "Peer Support Specialist - [Your State]." We respond within 48 hours.
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