JOB / CAREER FAIRS, EVENTS, OPENINGS, AND INTERNSHIPS
Peer support, recovery, and wellness roles across Oregon turn lived experience of mental health and addiction recovery into meaningful work that helps others move forward on their own journeys. This posting gathers current openings, funded training and internship pathways, and professional development from eleven participating organizations statewide, followed by crisis and cross-cutting resources.
Cascadia Health
Cascadia Health is Oregon’s largest community-based behavioral health and substance use treatment provider, delivering integrated mental health, primary care, housing, and crisis services as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center and Federally Qualified Health Center.
Current Openings
Peer Provider (Wellness)
Uses lived experience to support clients in setting and pursuing person-driven wellness goals within an outpatient mental health team.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist; active Traditional Health Worker registry
Location: Portland, OR (onsite)
Pay: approximately $23.57–$24.37 per hour
Apply: https://cascadia.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/cascadiahealth
Peer Navigator II
Helps individuals navigate behavioral health, housing, and community services, drawing on shared lived experience.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist; Traditional Health Worker registry
Location: Portland, OR (onsite)
Pay: approximately $26.45–$27.65 per hour
Apply: https://cascadia.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/cascadiahealth
Mobile Peer Provider — Project Respond (Per Diem)
Provides mobile, community-based peer support alongside Cascadia’s Project Respond crisis team.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist or Peer Wellness Specialist; Traditional Health Worker registry
Location: Portland, OR (mobile / community)
Pay: approximately $26.45–$27.65 per hour
Apply: https://cascadia.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/cascadiahealth
Central City Concern
Central City Concern is a Portland nonprofit providing housing, healthcare, and recovery-oriented services to single adults and families affected by homelessness, poverty, and addiction.
Current Openings
Peer Support Specialist / Recovery Mentor
Provides direct peer support, case management, and referral linkage to clients in housing and recovery programs, including street outreach roles.
Certification: Certified Recovery Mentor (MHACBO), or Peer Support / Peer Wellness Specialist plus Traditional Health Worker registry; valid driver’s license required
Location: Portland, OR (onsite / community)
Apply: https://centralcityconcern.org/services/jobs/
Recovery Mentor Specialist
Conducts recovery interventions with clients at Madrona Studios and other treatment settings.
Certification: Certified Recovery Mentor or Peer Support Specialist
Location: Portland, OR (onsite)
Apply: https://centralcityconcern.org/services/jobs/
Community Counseling Solutions
Community Counseling Solutions is a behavioral health provider serving rural eastern and central Oregon counties and operating regional crisis and peer warmline services.
Current Openings
Peer-Delivered Services Roles
Peer support and recovery roles posted across CCS programs in Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler, Grant, and surrounding counties; current peer openings are listed on the live careers board.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist, Peer Wellness Specialist, or Certified Recovery Mentor as specified per role
Location: Eastern / central Oregon (varies by program)
Apply: https://communitycounselingsolutions.org/job-openings/
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is a sovereign tribal government in northwest Oregon providing health, behavioral health, and social services to tribal members and the surrounding community.
Current Openings
Peer Support Specialist
Provides peer support services to families and youth engaged with the Tribe’s Behavioral Health and Children & Family programs.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist (state-approved); tribal preference applies, non-tribal candidates considered by business need
Location: Grand Ronde, OR (onsite)
Pay: approximately $56,264–$72,696 annually
Apply: https://www.grandronde.org/government/employment/
Folktime
Folktime is a Portland-area peer-run nonprofit, founded in 1986, that connects people with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges through peer support and community-based activities.
Current Openings
Caring Contact Peer Support Specialist
Provides outreach to individuals within 48 hours of discharge from Unity Center’s Psychiatric Emergency Services, supporting their recovery and connection to care.
Certification: 40-hour Oregon-approved peer support training (or within 6 months of hire)
Location: Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Portland, OR (onsite)
Pay: approximately $17.50–$19.50 per hour
Apply: https://folktime.org/employment/
Clinic Peer Support Specialists (Hilltop, Sandy & Stewart)
Embeds with Clackamas County Behavioral Health adult teams to support individuals with significant mental health challenges using a trauma-informed, holistic recovery model.
Certification: 40-hour Oregon-approved peer support training
Location: Clackamas County, OR (onsite)
Pay: starting at $17.50 per hour
Apply: https://folktime.org/employment/
Youth Peer Support Specialist
Supports youth receiving mental health services on the Clackamas County Child and Family team, drawing on lived experience as a young person who received support.
Certification: 40-hour Oregon-approved peer support training
Location: Clackamas County, OR (onsite)
Pay: starting at $17.50 per hour
Apply: https://folktime.org/employment/
LifeWorks NW
LifeWorks NW is a nonprofit providing prevention, mental health, and substance use services to youth, adults, and older adults across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties.
Current Openings
Peer Support Specialist — Enhanced Adult Mental Health
Supports individuals with serious and persistent mental illness in an outpatient and community setting using a team-based recovery model.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist (state-approved; training can be completed after hire)
Location: Portland metro, OR (onsite / community)
Apply: https://lifeworksnw.e3applicants.com/careers/
Peer Wellness Specialist (#932)
Works within an integrated primary care and mental health team to coach enrolled individuals toward person-driven health and wellness goals.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist certification from a state-approved program
Location: Hillsboro (Walnut), OR (onsite)
Apply: https://lifeworksnw.e3applicants.com/careers/
Peer Support Specialist — Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Joins LifeWorks NW’s intensive ACT fidelity team providing wraparound community support to individuals with complex needs.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist (state-approved)
Location: Portland metro, OR (onsite / community)
Apply: https://lifeworksnw.e3applicants.com/careers/
The Pathfinder Network
The Pathfinder Network, established in 1993, serves justice-system-impacted individuals and their families with reentry, parenting, and peer support programs across Oregon.
Current Openings
Peer Support Specialist (Bilingual roles available)
Provides one-on-one and group peer support to justice-system-involved individuals; bilingual (Spanish) candidates are encouraged, and a hiring bonus is currently offered.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist or Certified Recovery Mentor (state-approved); valid driver’s license required
Location: Salem and Portland metro (Multnomah, Marion, Clackamas, Jackson counties)
Pay: approximately $23.33–$24.03 per hour, plus an approximately $3,000 hiring bonus
The Peer Company
The Peer Company — formerly the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon, renamed in September 2025 — is a statewide peer-run organization where about 90% of staff hold lived experience, providing peer services, training, and workforce development.
Current Openings
Peer-Delivered Services Roles
Recruits for peer support and peer-delivered services positions statewide; open roles and partner job boards are maintained on the careers page.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist, Peer Wellness Specialist, or Certified Recovery Mentor per role
Location: Portland and statewide (varies by role)
Apply: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/careers
Internships, Training & Professional Development
Project PEER II — Funded Training + Paid Internship
An HRSA-funded pathway that grows the peer workforce in under-served Oregon communities. It covers peer certification tuition, provides a Chromebook and a $6,000 living-expense stipend, then pairs training with a 6-month, 100-hour experiential internship at four hours per week — with help finding a placement if you need one. The program is currently closed to new participants.
Application Window: Opens Saturday, August 1, 2026; closes Sunday, August 16, 2026 (or once 45 applications are received)
Eligibility: Especially encourages applicants with lived experience of substance use or mental health recovery, youth, people with disabilities, multilingual speakers, and residents of rural or frontier Oregon
Format: Hybrid (virtual training plus an internship placement)
Access: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/project-peer
Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS) Training
An 80-hour, state-approved Peer Wellness Specialist training (Adult Mental Health or Addiction), recognized by MHACBO as Certified Recovery Mentor–eligible, offered for those who do not want to wait for the next Project PEER II cycle.
Format: Hybrid (in-person and virtual options)
Access: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/current-trainings
Peerpocalypse 2026 — “Rooted & Rising”
The 13th annual national peer support conference, offering four days of workshops, CEUs, and networking; scholarships are available for Oregon residents who identify as peers or consumers of behavioral health services.
Dates: Monday, May 4 – Thursday, May 7, 2026
Format: Hybrid (Seaside, OR and virtual)
Registration: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/peerpocalypse-participate
Project ABLE
Project ABLE is a peer-run recovery nonprofit operating ABLE House, one of Oregon’s first peer-run respite homes, on the central Oregon coast.
Current Openings
Peer Respite Support Specialist
Provides 24/7 peer support at ABLE House for guests experiencing or nearing a mental health crisis, meeting people where they are in a non-clinical, peer-run respite setting.
Certification: Must identify as a person with lived experience in mental health recovery; Peer Support Specialist training within 6 months of hire (training provided)
Location: ABLE House, between Lincoln City and Depoe Bay, OR (onsite)
Pay: starting at approximately $20 per hour, with a $2 per hour overnight differential
Apply: https://www.projectable.org/
Providence
Providence is a health system operating hospitals and behavioral health services across Oregon, including peer support embedded within its Behavioral Health team.
Current Openings
Peer Support Specialist (Full Time, Day)
Provides telephonic and in-person peer support and warm connection to outpatient behavioral health and community services for patients recently discharged from the hospital.
Certification: Peer Support Specialist (state-approved)
Location: Portland, OR (hybrid — hospital, clinic, community, and telephonic)
Apply: https://evac.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/400272
TendWell
TendWell is an Oregon nonprofit developing an accessible, queer- and disability-affirming peer support certification and mentorship program for people whose lived experience includes complex trauma, neurodivergence, and chronic or invisible illness.
Internships, Training & Professional Development
Peer Support Certification + Mentorship Program (launching 2026)
A planned three-tier peer certification program that pairs Oregon-aligned training with ongoing mentorship, scholarships, and flexible learning, and connects graduates with partner organizations for real-world support. Enrollment is not yet open.
Status: Launching in 2026; interest list available to be notified when enrollment opens
Format: Virtual (flexible learning with mentorship)
Access: https://www.tendwellnonprofit.org/become-a-peer
Section B: General & Cross-Cutting Resources
Crisis & Immediate Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — https://988lifeline.org · Call or text 988, 24/7
Crisis Text Line — https://www.crisistextline.org · Text HOME to 741741, 24/7
SAMHSA National Helpline — https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline · 1-800-662-4357, 24/7
Statewide Job Boards & Directories
MHACBO Job Board — https://www.mhacbo.org/en/jobs/ · Peer and recovery roles statewide
State of Oregon Careers — https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site · State government positions
Mac’s List — https://www.macslist.org/ · Oregon nonprofit opportunities
Partners in Diversity — https://jobs.partnersindiversity.org/ · Equity-focused job board
Training & Certification
Oregon Health Authority — Peer Delivered Services — https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/AMH-PD/Pages/Training-Certification.aspx · Peer training and certification requirements