Peer Specialist

Job overview Support veteran recovery and rehabilitation by helping other veterans identify wellness goals, build coping skills and navigate treatment and support services. Responsibilities Participate on a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team; help veterans create and follow personal recovery goals; model healthy coping and self-advocacy skills; encourage participation in support services; track progress; and provide nonclinical peer mentoring informed by lived recovery experience. Qualifications Federal law restricts this VA peer-specialist occupation to qualified veterans. The vacancy also lists specific federal hiring-authority paths and qualification or certification requirements. Applicants must independently meet all veteran-status, experience and grade criteria in the official posting. Important details Fairview, Oregon is one of two listed locations (the other is Vancouver, Washington). Full-time, some travel possible. Open-continuous with referrals about every three weeks. Referral cutoffs: Periodic referrals, approximately every three weeks.