Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
Trillium Health Resources is hiring a Peer Support Specialist for its Support Transition and Reentry (STAR) team. The STAR program serves adults with behavioral health or intellectual/developmental disability conditions who are leaving incarceration. Recipients may be referred by a correctional facility up to 90 days before release and receive pre-release and post-release care coordination until they transition to ongoing Care Management services and supports. The Peer Support Specialist supports STAR recipients and educates members and guardians on navigating the criminal justice, behavioral health, physical health, and social services systems, as well as available community-based services and supports. Working with the recipient’s care team and community resources, the specialist helps coordinate transition connections for education, employment, housing, community service opportunities, provider services, and other identified treatment supports. The role also addresses reentry barriers such as access to insurance, disability benefits, transportation, food, clothing, and safe housing. The position establishes relationships with justice-system partners, including local jails and prisons, Probation and Parole, and pre-release officers. It involves in-person meetings in correctional facilities and the community, and travel within the catchment area as required. The role is remote within 75 miles of Trillium’s North Central Region, specifically Pitt County, North Carolina.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- One year of lived experience with a behavioral health condition and/or substance use; lived experience is defined as living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
- North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must reside in North Carolina within 75 miles of Trillium’s North Central Region, specifically Pitt County.
- Must be able to travel within the catchment area as required.
Nice To Haves
- Preference for applicants with personal history of criminal justice system involvement, incarceration, or mental health/substance use recovery.
- Education, training, and work experience demonstrating a history of learning and applying skills to work with people from varied socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Connect recipients with identified treatment and support needs and provide warm handoffs.
- Meet in person with justice-involved members in correctional facilities and in the community to facilitate care management activities.
- Educate members who meet criteria for the Transitions to Community Living (TCL) special needs population about permanent supportive housing, supports, services, and community resources.
- Assist with transition planning and help ensure it is delivered effectively, with a focus on quality outcomes.
- Use person-centered planning methods and strategies to learn about members and legally responsible persons and identify individual needs.
- Work with recipients’ care teams and community resources to coordinate transition linkages for education, employment, housing, community service opportunities, provider services, and other treatment supports.
- Help address reentry barriers, including access to insurance, disability benefits, transportation, food, clothing, and safe housing.
- Establish relationships with local jails and prisons, Probation and Parole, and pre-release officers.
Benefits
- Collaborative, mission-driven work environment.
- Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions.
- Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse, inclusive culture.
- Typical working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; flexible work schedules are available for some positions with management approval.
- Work-from-home options for most positions.
- Health insurance with no premium for employee coverage.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- 24 days of paid time off plus 12 paid holidays in the first year.
- North Carolina Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan).
- 401(k) with 5% employer match and immediate vesting.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer.
- Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
