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About Resilience Behavioral Health
Resilience Behavioral Health of Illinois provides client-first, dual-diagnosis behavioral health treatment at its Willowbrook facility, offering Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, Residential Inpatient, and Crisis Stabilization programming.
The Opportunity
The Peer Support Specialist plays a dual role at the Willowbrook facility, drawing on lived experience with recovery to support clients moving through Resilience's treatment programs while also supporting the day-to-day administrative operations of the site. This is a full-time, on-site, day-shift role reporting into the admin team.
What You'll Do
- Provide peer support and mentorship to clients, sharing lived recovery experience to build trust and encourage engagement in treatment
- Monitor the milieu and provide direct client supervision to help maintain a safe, structured, and supportive treatment environment
- Support daily program operations, including client check-in and check-out, attendance tracking, and coordination between clinical and administrative staff
- Assist clients with daily living needs, program orientation, and general questions, escalating clinical concerns to the appropriate clinician
- Document client observations, incidents, and daily activity logs accurately and in accordance with facility and regulatory standards
- Support scheduling and coordination of client transportation, groups, and appointments across PHP, IOP, and outpatient tracks
- Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming facility, including stocking supplies and flagging maintenance or safety needs to leadership
- Provide general administrative support, such as answering phones, filing, and data entry, as needed by the operations team
- Respond calmly and appropriately to de-escalate situations, following facility safety protocols
Requirements
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- CRSS (Certified Recovery Support Specialist) credential through the Illinois Certification Board strongly preferred; candidates actively working toward CRSS certification will also be considered
- 1 to 2 years of relevant experience, ideally in a behavioral health, substance use treatment, or direct care setting
- Comfort working with individuals receiving treatment for mental health and substance use conditions
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced treatment environment
- Dependable, punctual, and detail-oriented
- Full-time, on-site availability in Willowbrook, IL, days
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
- Hourly position: $20.00 to $25.00 per hour.
- Paid Time Off
- Health Insurance
This is a direct hire with Resilience Behavioral Health. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf.
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