Peer Support Specialist

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Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $53,272-$64,766 Annually Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Full-time with benefits, 40 hours per week. In 2022, the Durham Community Safety Department (DCSD) launched four 911 crisis response programs—collectively known as HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Teams). Please visit our website and dashboard, watch this CNN clip, listen to this NPR segment, or read this piece from The Assembly. In 2025, DCSD has added a new division focused on Stabilization Services. This expansion represents an exciting new phase in DCSD’s development—and a thrilling opportunity to pair alternative response programs with stabilization services that can better support Neighbors. The start date for this position will be October 5th, 2026 ABOUT THE ROLE DCSD recruits Certified Peer Support Specialists for our Care Navigation, Familiar Neighbors and Community Response Teams. DCSD recognizes lived experience as an important form of expertise that helps better position our teams to provide compassionate care. The Peer Support Specialist is a full-time, benefi