Veterans Peer Support Specialist
The Healing PlaceLouisville, Kentucky, United States
Posted March 2, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
The Healing Place is a leading provider of drug and alcohol recovery services in Metro Louisville, offering a comprehensive suite that includes detox, long-term inpatient treatment, transitional housing, and specialized programs for homeless and veteran populations. Since 1989, the organization has built a nationally recognized, socially-oriented recovery model that emphasizes empowerment over entitlement, fostering community and resilience among participants. Daily, nearly 1,000 individuals benefit from its integrated clinical, housing, and support services, which are designed to restore meaningful, productive lives. The organization’s long-standing commitment to innovative care and its focus on holistic empowerment distinguish it as a trusted leader in addiction treatment.
Job Description
The Veteran’s Peer Support Specialist is responsible for assisting veterans in accomplishing defined goals, such as setting and keeping appointments, accessing social services, and navigating the therapeutic milieu.
Requirements
- Educates veterans on elements of recovery through shared experience
- Supports veterans in developing recovery-oriented goals
- Participates in VA case conferences and calls for technical assistance as needed
- Assists veterans in identifying support systems
- Connects individuals to recovery resources and community supports
- Assists veterans in accessing social services such as housing, employment, entitlement benefits
- Helps individuals navigate the service system in recovery from access to continuing care
- Maintains contact with veteran which may include street outreach
- Recruits veterans from local homeless shelters using HMIS and street outreach
- Teaches psychoeducation classes
- Facilitates peer support groups
- Transports veterans to appointments as needed
- Expresses empathy and understanding through dealings with veterans
- Teaches and models healthy behaviors
- Empowers choice and ownership by allowing individuals to make informed decisions pertaining to their own life
- Breaks down barriers to change by meeting individuals wherever they are in the recovery process
- Responds to emergency requests providing crisis intervention services as appropriate
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
