Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Monarch • Concord, NC

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About The Position

The Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health Urgent Care supports individuals in achieving personal goals, strengthening natural supports, and developing coping and self-management skills. The role uses lived experience with mental illness or substance use, together with recovery-oriented skills and knowledge, to help people pursue desired treatment and recovery outcomes.

The specialist models recovery values and healthy social interactions, encourages wellness and resilience, supports self-determination and self-advocacy, and helps individuals connect with their communities. The role also contributes to crisis planning and interventions, relapse prevention and disease management, documentation for billing and the electronic health record, transportation, team meetings, and required training. The schedule is Friday through Sunday, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for 37.5 scheduled hours per week. The minimum pay is $17.00.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) certification from the State Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.
• Valid driver's license.
• At least one year of experience working with adults with substance use disorders.
• Lived experience and a personal recovery story related to mental illness or substance use.

Responsibilities

• Share lived experience to support and encourage individuals’ treatment and recovery.
• Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and actions to promote wellness, resilience, and a recovery-oriented environment.
• Explore wellness identity with individuals through open sharing and discussion of viewpoints.
• Identify teachable moments to build relationship skills, personal responsibility, and personal growth.
• Model healthy social interactions and help individuals connect with the local community.
• Participate in team meetings and provide input into comprehensive crisis plans, including WRAP plans.
• Guide individuals in taking responsibility for and participating in their recovery.
• Support self-determination and decision-making while teaching and promoting self-advocacy.
• Provide recovery-oriented support through groups and individual work in the community.
• Assist with crisis interventions as necessary.
• Assist in developing relapse prevention and disease management strategies.
• Communicate and document encounters and contacts, including group and individual notes, in the electronic health record for billing.
• Maintain positive working relationships with individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Drive and travel as needed; provide or arrange transportation for individuals.
• Attend staff and other required meetings and maintain required training and certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive and flexible total rewards package; eligible employees may have access to comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, and professional development support.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package for full-time and part-time team members and their families.
• Opportunity for professional growth and promotion from within.

What This Job Offers

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