Certified Peer Specialist - CORE

At WCS, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, regardless of their past.

We stand at the intersection of justice, compassion, and opportunity, walking alongside individuals who face barriers like mental health challenges, substance use, criminal justice involvement, and systemic inequities.

We're not just offering jobswere building life-changing relationships that empower individuals to reclaim their futures.

Why WCS? Youll be part of a mission-driven team changing lives across Milwaukee and beyond.Youll receive training, mentorship, and growth opportunities to help you thrive in your role and your career.Youll witness the power of transformationand know that you helped make it happen.Youll work in a culture that values a culture of belonging, collaboration, and compassion.

Position Summary:Provides peer support to youth and young adults who are being served by the CORE program and experiencing their first episode of psychosis.

The Peer Specialist is a crucial position on the CORE team and is responsible for providing support, education and mentoring to youth/young adults enrolled in the program.

The role of the Certified Peer Specialist is that of a coach or mentor who through his or her lived recovery experience, can provide guidance and role modeling to promote wellness, purpose in life, develop relationships, and the insight necessary to move forward in life and recovery.

Make a Difference Through the Power of Lived Experience We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and dependable Peer Support Specialist to join our team! The Peer Support Specialist uses personal lived experience with mental health, substance use, co-occurring conditions, and other life challenges to connect with, empower, and advocate for individuals and families receiving services.In this role, you will serve as a coach, mentor, advocate, and positive role model, helping individuals recognize their strengths, build confidence, develop life skills, and work toward meaningful recovery and wellness goals.Through authentic relationships and person-centered support, you will help individuals and families navigate systems of care, overcome barriers, strengthen natural support networks, and build a path toward greater independence and improved quality of life.

Your lived experience can make a lasting difference.

Key Responsibilities Provide Individualized Peer Support: Deliver one-on-one peer support to individuals and families in their homes and community settings, using lived experience to establish trust, encourage engagement, and model hope and recovery.Advocate and Empower: Help individuals and caregivers navigate mental health, substance use, behavioral health, child welfare, and other systems of care while ensuring their voices, preferences, and needs are heard and respected.Build on Individual Strengths: Work alongside participants and families to identify personal strengths, needs, barriers, priorities, and goals.Support Recovery and Wellne...