Maternal Health Peer Specialist

Since its founding in 1985, Queen of Peace Center (QOPC) has been providing family-centered behavioral healthcare for women, children, and families. As a member of the Federation of Catholic Charities, we serve the metropolitan and surrounding St. Louis area through four core programs: prevention, education, treatment, and housing.

Position Summary

The Maternal Health Peer Specialist uses lived experience to support and inspire pregnant and postpartum individuals who are working toward recovery and improved mental health. Through compassionate, trauma-informed peer support, this role helps participants stay connected to treatment, navigate healthcare systems, and build confidence in their recovery journey.

Working as part of a collaborative care team, the Peer Specialist helps strengthen outcomes for mothers, babies, and families while promoting long-term wellness and recovery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of sustained recovery preferred.
• Experience supporting pregnant or parenting individuals in recovery.
• Pregnant and Parenting Family or Doula certification.
• Knowledge of perinatal substance use, neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), and maternal mental health.
• Experience working with child welfare, healthcare systems, or community resource coordination.
• Experience facilitating support groups

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED • Trauma-Informed & Person-Centered Practice

• Applies trauma‑informed principles in daily interactions, resulting in improved client engagement and a reduction in behavioral escalations.
• Empathy &
• Recovery-Oriented
• Support: Demonstrates empathetic, strength-based engagement that increases client participation in recovery plans and improves follow‑through on treatment goals.
• Interpersonal &
• Communication
• Skills: Communicates clearly and professionally with clients, families, and providers; consistently achieves positive feedback scores and contributes to efficient care coordination.
• Cultural
• Humility &
• Family
• System
• Awareness: Effectively supports individuals from diverse cultural and family backgrounds; integrates cultural considerations into service plans to enhance client trust and retention.
• Professional
• Boundaries &
• Use of
• Lived
• Experience: Maintains appropriate boundaries while leveraging personal lived experience to build rapport, resulting in stronger client connections and higher satisfaction.
• Multidisciplinary
• Team
• Collaboration: Actively contributes to interdisciplinary team meetings and case reviews, ensuring timely information sharing and coordinated care.
• Crisis
• Identification &
• Referral: Accurately recognizes early signs of crisis and initiates proper intervention or referrals, contributing to reduced emergency incidents and improved client safety.

• Queen of Peace Center does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its federally assisted programs and activities.
• Queen of Peace Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or disability.
• Pre-Employment Screening All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening.
• The screenings will include criminal background check and other background checks (as needed), Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, and Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination.
• Various positions will require physical examination, Tuberculosis screening and Hepatitis A.
• All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.