Peer Specialist

Summary
This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory

Requirements

that are detailed in the

Requirements

section.

Summary
This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory

Requirements

that are detailed in the

Requirements

section.

Overview
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Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
02/04/2026 to 02/17/2026

Benefits & Compensation

$65,735 to - $85,460 per year

Benefits & Compensation

scale & grade
GS 9

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Miami, FL
1 vacancy

Remote job
No

Telework eligible
No

Travel Required
Not required

Relocation expenses reimbursed
No

Appointment type
Permanent

Work Schedule

Full-time

Service
Competitive

Promotion potential
None

Job family (Series)
0102 Social Science Aid and Technician

Supervisory status
No

Security clearance
Other

Drug test
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure
No

Bargaining unit status
No

Announcement number
CBTC-12876332-26-MG
Control number
856587600

This job is open to
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Federal employees - Competitive service
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U. S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and

Benefits & Compensation

scales.
Federal employees - Excepted service
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules,

Benefits & Compensation

scales and evaluation criteria.
Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Veterans
Veterans of the U. S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Individuals with disabilities
Individuals who are eligible under

Work Schedule

A.

Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path. Clarification from the agency Restricted to VETERANS - See

Requirements

and

Requirements

for details

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Duties
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The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in the rehabilitation treatment programs. Peer specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
Duties include, but not limited to the following:

Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplin