Part-Time Peer Support Specialist

Job overview

The Peer Support Specialist position is based in Tempe, AZ, with a schedule of Sunday–Tuesday and Saturday, 8:30 AM–1:30 PM. Pay is $18–$20 per hour. Solari operates a statewide peer-run Warm Line and crisis contact center services in Arizona, Oklahoma, and Colorado. The specialist offers empathetic phone support to people seeking connection and recovery support. By drawing on lived experience, the role helps callers clarify concerns, identify coping strategies, and connect with community services while following behavioral health call center procedures.

What you'll do

• Provide supportive phone line service using person-first language and assertive communication
• build collaborative, respectful relationships using lived experience
• serve as a role model and advocate
• help callers clarify situations and identify coping strategies
• provide information about community services
• document interactions in the electronic health record
• identify crisis calls and follow procedures for connecting callers to the crisis line
• protect health information under HIPAA standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

peer support specialist

recovery support

warm line

behavioral health

phone support

lived recovery experience

tempe az

solari

part-time

sunday–tuesday and saturday

8:30 am–1:30 pm

$18–$20/hour

peer support certification

hipaa

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits, basic and voluntary life insurance, critical illness coverage, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) and Roth 401(k), pet care, identity theft protection, and an employee assistance program.

Why this role

Requires lived personal experience with recovery, one year of office volunteer or work experience, Peer/Recovery Support Specialist Certification, and a GED or high school diploma. The role requires stable private home internet meeting the stated speed and jitter requirements. Benefits include PTO, health benefits, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, and an employee assistance program.

About the employer

Solari is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.