At First Step House, the work is demanding and deeply meaningful. Every role contributes to helping people achieve recovery, housing, and stability. We hold ourselves accountable to outcomes, but we also look out for each other.
At First Step House, "We help people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery," and we are dedicated to this mission.
We are hiring a full-time Forensic Certified Peer Support Specialist in Salt Lake City, Utah!!
The Forensic Certified Peer Support Specialist (F-CPSS) will develop relationships with reentry staff at the local county jail and at the prison as a liaison to First Step House. Liaisons will meet with incarcerated individuals with Severe Mental Illness who are within 90 days of expected release date and who have expressed interest in employment. The liaison will act as a peer to engage the individuals and to use lived experience to anticipate and address challenges related to reentry and employment. The liaison may join meetings and support the individual as Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services begin. F-CPSS/IPS liaisons will work with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health (SUMH) program staff to create presentations outlining the project and outcomes to provide training to IPS and IPS-like teams, MH clinicians, peer support specialists, and to jails as they implement the Medicaid justice waiver. The F-CPSS/IPS liaisons will be expected to report on progress, barriers and outcomes at the jail diversion steering committee quarterly meetings.
Tired of working 40+ hours per week? Join our team and enjoy a standardized 36-hour work week.
Our full-time benefits include:
Education and Experience:
Duties include but are not limited to:
For more information about our non-profit organization, you can visit our website at www.firststephouse.org
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Our culture is defined by commitment and results. This is a place for people who want their work to matter — and who thrive where expectations are high and impact is real.
There are days that the job is hard, but I think the reward outweighs how hard the job is. The reward of seeing people smile, seeing people come to the front desk and say, ‘thank you guys for everything you do –you’ve really helped me for the day.’
First Step is a great place to come if you truly want to feel like you’re making a difference. It’s really awesome coming to work everyday knowing that I’m valued and that I’m cared for and that not just my work life is important but overall.
Not only does First Step invest so much in their clients and wraparound services to set them up for success, but they do the same with employees. They give us generous time off and really encourage good like work-life balance which is so needed in this field.
I work at First Step House because I feel valued and feel like I’m giving back to my community.
The things I like most about First Step House and my job are that I get to see clients come into the building with no hope at all, and I get to watch them go from no hope to having all the hope in the world, a place to live, a job, and having a fresh life.
If you want your work to mean something, you’re in the right place.
Join a team that shows up for each other and the people we serve.
