Peer Support Specialist

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Tempe, Arizona, United States, HybridPosted Today

Role Overview

Solari AI is hiring a internship Peer Support Specialist. This is a full-time hybrid role, based in Tempe, Arizona, United States, Hybrid. posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

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Job description

The Job/What You’ll Do:

The Peer Support Specialist here at Solari provides friendly, empathetic, and supportive phone line support for those who desire an authentic human connection to support them in their recovery. Responds to the caller by using person-first language and assertive communication. Connects with the caller’s issues through mutuality and inspires hope. The Peer Support Specialist assists individuals who call because they may be experiencing loneliness, isolation, fear, lack of support, and/or lack of resources. The Peer Support Specialist offers support, not solutions.

Schedule:

TBD

Responsibilities:

Promotes excellent customer experience with individuals and families.
Using their own personal experience and engaging with individuals served to establish a collaborative relationship by conveying respect for the person, acceptance, and a non-judgmental attitude.
Serves as a role model and advocates for individuals in communicating their preferences and needs.
Helps the caller to clarify and validate the situation and/or their responses/feelings and identify effective coping strategies.
Promotes a recovery-based approach to care that emphasizes hope, respect, self-direction, and empowerment.
Provides information about other community-based services where appropriate.
Uses, and discloses individual’s protected health information in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
Documents all services and significant individual interactions in the electronic health record.
Demonstrates the ability to identify a crisis call and follow policies and procedures for connecting crisis callers to the crisis line.
Operates within the scope of work for a behavioral health call center; demonstrates effort toward company-wide and call center initiatives.
Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Knowledge of principles of recovery; Arizona system principles; Exceptional interpersonal skills; Accountable to individuals served; Empathetic; Good verbal communication skills.
Ability to act professionally and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
Ability to report as scheduled to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared
Ability to consistently demonstrate compassion and meet people with compassion; Effort, every interaction deserves my best effort; and Ownership, which drives the company's success.
Ability to act professionally and maintains appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
Ability to report as scheduled to work, meetings, training, and job-related activities prepared and as scheduled.
Ability to consistently demonstrate compassion and meet people with compassion; Effort, every interaction deserves my best effort; and Ownership, which drives the company's success.
Maintains an open and accepting mindset by being an active learner, participating in discussions with others, trying new approaches and ideas, and being self-aware and self-reflective for continual personal, professional and leadership growth.

Education & Experience:

0-2 years of experience in the field
Lived personal experience with recovery
One year of office volunteer or work experience required
Completion of Peer/Recovery Support Specialist Certification, required
GED/High School Diploma
A comparable combination of education/experience and/or training will be considered equivalent to the education listed above

^{Working Conditions:}

^{While performing the job duties in the office or at a home office, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands; they must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Exposure to noise typical with office operations. Ability to hear and speak. Employees must maintain a stable and secure private home internet with a minimum of 50Mbps download and 5Mbps upload, and an average jitter less than 20% of latency. https://speed.cloudflare.com/}

^{Who We Are & What We Offer:}

^{Solari is an award-winning nonprofit that operates a 24/7 crisis line serving statewide in Arizona, Oklahoma and Colorado. Our mission is to Inspire Hope through our talented and compassionate staff.}

^{Since 2007, Solari has been providing crisis contact center services and in that short time has helped thousands of individuals and families connect to the help they need. Additionally, in that short timeframe, Solari has grown to expand services to a peer-run Warm Line, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) determinations, mobile team dispatches, crisis transportation services, emergency room-based assessments, Department of Child Safety (DCS) rapid response and crisis stabilization services, telephone follow-up to those who need it, tragedy support lines and other in-kind services to the community.}

^{Friendly work environment}
^{Generous paid time off (PTO)}
^{Health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision) that start the first of the month following the hire date}
^{Competitive compensation}
^{Convenient office locations and Hybrid Schedule}
^{On-site fitness room free to all employees (Tempe Office)}
^{Basic Life Insurance}
^{Voluntary Life, Spouse, Child Insurance}
^{Critical Illness w/free dependents}
^{Critical Illness Spouse}
^{Short Term & Long Term Disability- Starts first of the month after 90 days of employment}
^{401K & 401K Roth - Starts first of the month after 90 days of employment}
^{United Pet Care}
^{LifeLock for identity theft}
^{LYRA EAP Program- 25 free sessions for mental health per family member}

^{Solari is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant for employee per applicable federal, state, and local laws. At Solari, a diverse mix of highly talented, innovative, and dedicated people come together to make a lifetime impact on each of our Client's lives. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.}

^{We are focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of race, color, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, creed, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, and other legally protected group status.}

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How do I apply for the Peer Support Specialist position at Solari AI?

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Is the Peer Support Specialist role at Solari AI remote or in-office?

This is a hybrid role based in Tempe, Arizona, United States, Hybrid. Expect a mix of in-office and remote days, with the specific cadence set by the hiring manager.

What does a Peer Support Specialist at Solari AI earn?

Solari AI has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Peer Support Specialist role at Solari AI posted?

This role was posted on July 22, 2026 (today). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.