While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; Read and interpret data, information, and documents; Analyze and solve non-routine and complex office administrative problems; Use math and mathematical reasoning; Observe and interpret situations; Learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; And interact with supervisors, staff, patients, the public, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied or abusive individuals. Job Objective: The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for assisting individuals in recovery through education and coaching, focusing on self-sufficiency, development, and maintenance of skills and stabilizing symptoms that present as barriers to success.