What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Advocate position at Health Care For the Homeless Inc?
Health Care for the Homeless is looking for a Peer Advocate to join our Housing Services team. As a Peer Advocate, you'll be a trusted guide and support for individuals who have experienced homelessness, mental health challenges, substance use, or incarceration—helping them connect to services and maintain housing placements using a strengths-based, harm reduction approach.
What You’ll Do:
Build meaningful, recovery-oriented relationships with clients through home and community visits.
Use your lived experience to model wellness and encourage service engagement.
Support clients in accessing health care, housing, behavioral health, and entitlement programs.
Provide hands-on coaching in life skills like budgeting, housekeeping, and shopping.
Triage walk-in clients and connect them with appropriate services.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and contribute to client care plans.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic health record.
What You Bring:
Personal experience with homelessness, substance use, mental illness, HIV, or incarceration (required).
High school diploma or GED required; AA in Human Services preferred.
One year of experience helping individuals connect to essential services.
Knowledge of Baltimore City resources and a passion for harm reduction and housing-first approaches.
Strong interpersonal skills, emotional resilience, and the ability to work with clients who may be ill, disabled, or emotionally distressed.
Valid Maryland driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle (required).
Why Join Us?
Be part of a mission-driven team committed to racial equity, social justice, and community wellness.
Work in a dynamic, people-first organization that centers compassion, authenticity, and hope.
Receive training and support to grow in your advocacy and peer work.
Help shape the future of housing and recovery services in Baltimore.
This is an essential onsite position based in Baltimore, MD. If you are ready to meet people where they are and walk alongside them in their recovery journey, we want to hear from you.
