Behavioral Health Certified Peer Support Specialist

RHA Health Services, LLC • Concord, NC

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About The Position

Provides highly individualized services in the community to people with mental health or substance use challenges, promoting self-determination and informed decision-making. The Certified Peer Support Specialist brings lived experience and expertise to the interdisciplinary team, helping ensure each person’s preferences are recognized, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. The position may advocate for people supported and helps them regain control over their recovery through strength-based interventions focused on recovery, symptom reduction, coping skills, and community functioning. The specialist serves as a role model for recovery and ongoing coping skills. Staffing ratios account for evening and weekend hours, special-population needs, and the geographic areas served.

The role includes meeting with clients in accordance with treatment plans, supporting peer groups and daily decisions, connecting people with resources and community activities, accompanying and advocating for clients in meetings, observing and discussing well-being, modeling coping and self-help techniques, and sharing information about empowerment and successful community living.

Requirements

• Qualified Mental Health Professional status and Peer Support certification or a certificate of Peer Support supervision.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• One year of experience working with people in the population supported.
• Certification as a Peer Support Specialist, or one continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health or substance abuse treatment or diagnosis) and eligibility for certification as a Peer Support Specialist by the governing agency.
• Complete at least 20 hours of training specific to the required components of the service definition, including crisis response, within the first 90 days of employment.
• Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• CPR, first aid, NCI, and/or role-related certification.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to provide advice and support in accordance with a treatment plan.
• Assist in peer support groups with assigned consumers on a regular basis.
• Support or assist consumers with daily decision-making and resolution of minor problems.
• Help clients find resources, understand processes, follow through on proposed resolutions, locate social activities, and obtain other assistance as needed.
• Accompany clients to meetings and participate in community-group meetings to advocate for consumer needs.
• Lead recovery dialogues and self-help sessions with clients.
• Foster clients’ development of healthy relationships by encouraging participation in community activities.
• Observe behavior and evidence of general well-being and discuss observations with clients.
• Model effective coping and self-help techniques to individuals or groups of consumers.
• Advise clients on empowerment skills and successful community living.
• Inform clients about community resources and their appropriate use, and provide information to consumers and families on assigned topics.
• Provide expertise and consultation to the interdisciplinary healthcare team to help integrate individuals’ viewpoints and preferences into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities.
• Serve as an advocate for clients and promote individual self-determination and decision-making.

Benefits

• Payactiv early access to earned wages before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid time off for full-time employees.
• Health insurance for full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
• Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED