Peer Support Specialist

Overview

On Our Own of Anne Arundel County, Inc. seeks a full-time Peer Support Specialist to provide virtual and in-person peer support, health education, and resource navigation services and programming for Anne Arundel County, with the majority of work performed at the Wellness & Recovery Center. Using personal life experience and specialized training, this position works with participants (one-on-one and in group settings) to promote overall wellness by exploring possibilities of recovery through the participants’ values, strengths, knowledge, skills and interests.

OOOAA is a community-based, peer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which promotes wellness, recovery, and personal empowerment through peer support, resources, and activities to improve the lives of those who experience mental health and/or substance use struggles. As a peer-operated organization, all staff and a majority of our Board of Directors are required to have personal lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges.

OOOAA operates a walk-in Wellness & Recovery Center located at 132 Holiday Ct, Suite 210, Annapolis, MD 21401, and we facilitate in-person and virtual programs across Anne Arundel County. We create hope and connection through comfortable, uplifting environments where individuals can meet others in their community, receive one-to-one peer support, obtain helpful information, and build skills to continue on their individual path to recovery.