Part-Time Senior Peer Counselor - Peer Counseling Program

Peer Support SpecialistPart-Time

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$17.6-$24.59/hr

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Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Littler Prevention Center - Greeley, CO 80631Position Type: Part Time Not BenefitedEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $17.60 - $24.59 HourlyJob Shift: AnyPeer Counseling Senior Peer Counseling Program: Senior Peer Counseling Education Requirements: High School Diploma/GED Employment Type: Part-Time (10hrs per week/not benefited) Location: Greeley, CO Posting Closes: 09.30.2026 At North Range Behavioral Health, we believe no one should face mental health challenges alone.

Our compassionate team provides comprehensive, person-centered care, supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive. We’re proud to be a leader in behavioral health services across Weld County, offering programs for all ages and backgrounds.

Our work is grounded in collaboration, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based practices, creating meaningful, lasting impact every day. Why North Range Behavioral Health? Because your work should matter – and here, it truly does!

Vision: Where Hope Begins, and Change Is Possible Mission: North Range Behavioral Health provides compassionate, comprehensive care for people who face mental health and addiction challenges. Values: Customer First: We help our customers achieve recovery every day.

Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness, empathy, and dignity. Collaboration: We build strong relationships, internally and externally, to ensure effective care for our customers.

Qualifications

About the Role

The Senior Peer Counseling program offers encouragement, support, and companionship to help older adults navigate life’s emotional challenges and stressors.

Aging often brings significant transitions—retirement, health changes, loss of loved ones, social isolation, or the effects of medications—that can impact mental wellness and overall quality of life.

Our trained Senior Peer Counselors provide understanding, empathy, and connection, drawing from their own lived experiences to support others facing similar challenges.

Working alongside Weld County residents aged 60 and older, they help participants build personal strengths, coping skills, and resilience, fostering greater confidence, social engagement, and emotional well-being.

Through this program, seniors gain not just guidance, but also a sense of connection and empowerment, reminding them they are not alone on their journey.

What You Will Do: Peer Counselors provide supportive counseling services to clients in the privacy of their homes, apartments, assisted living facilities, nursing home facilities, or other community locations. Encourage, support, and help older adults learn how to cope with emotional stressors and l; life difficulties.

Relate to the emotional stresses of the aging process by offering clients hope regarding resiliency, through appropriate self-disclosure, role modeling, and coaching.

Assist clients in improving their well-being and quality of life by coaching them in behavioral skills; educate clients to make informed choices; help the client problem solve and negotiate tasks/activities of daily living. May provide a listening ear to clients when needed.

Advocate for the client in different forums, including but not limited to nursing homes and with their families. You’re a Great Fit If You: Have a High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience, with the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively.

Must have personal experience and coping skills that enable understanding of the concerns, problems, and feelings of older adults. Must have sensitivity to individual needs and show respect for a person's independence and ability.

The ability to share skills and use life events and experiences in a self-help approach to assist seniors in reaching maximum growth and fulfillment. Possess an interest in committing to the Peer Counseling program and philosophy.

Perks and Benefits

Generous PTO and paid holidays Multiple medical, dental, and vision plans at no cost to employees Health Reimbursement Account Retirement plan with employer contributions Loan forgiveness opportunities Employee referral bonuses Professional development opportunities Our Commitment to Equity: North Range Behavioral Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace for all.

We welcome applicants of every background, including race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, and all other legally protected characteristics. We believe a diverse team strengthens our ability to serve our community.

Key Responsibilities

Provide supportive counseling and companionship to older adults to help them navigate emotional stressors and life transitions. Assist clients in developing coping skills, problem-solving daily tasks, and advocating for their needs within community and residential settings.

Requirements

Requires a high school diploma or GED and personal experience that enables understanding of the concerns and feelings of older adults. Candidates must demonstrate sensitivity, respect for independence, and the ability to use life experiences to support others.

Key Skills

Mental health supportActive listeningAdvocacyBehavioral skills trainingCommunicationResilience building

Counseling Career Context

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.5this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Peer Support roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 95 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Greeley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$398k
Typical market rent
$1,455/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.2
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Greeley, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About North Range Behavioral Health

Individual and Family Services
Greeley, CO
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Medical, dental, vision at no cost
Health Reimbursement Account
Retirement plan with employer contributions
Loan forgiveness opportunities
Employee referral bonuses
Professional development