Lead Peer Support Specialist

We are recruiting for a motivated Lead Peer Support Specialist to join our teamWe are here for life's journey.Where is your life journey taking you?Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.DepartmentAdult PsychiatristsWith over 700 employees, Behavioral Health Services (BHS) at Denver Health is a large and rapidly expanding department that provides psychiatric care for patients in community, emergency, inpatient, justice, medical, mobile, and outpatient settings. As a non-profit committed to meeting community needs and promoting health equity, Denver Health offers psychiatrists a practice full of meaning and purpose. All physicians at Denver Health have an academic appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. As such, Denver Health is an excellent place to work for physicians with an interest in clinical education.Job SummaryThe Peer Support Specialist Lead will provide individual and group supervision (in addition to program supervisor of respective programs), recognize, and mitigate ethical dilemmas as they arise, provide timely feedback, and develop written protocols to ensure a safe environment for peers in collaboration with Supervisors that peers directly report to. They will collect data and conduct program evaluation and quality improvement, reporting, sharing results with policymakers and community leaders. This role will work with other leaders across the system to further develop peer support services offered internally and externally.Essential Functions:Education:- No High School Diploma and/or No GEDWork Experience:Licenses:- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:ShiftDays (United States of America)Work TypeRegularSalary$22.57 - $31.60 / hrBenefitsOur ValuesAll job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.[](

Created: 2026-01-16