Peer Support Specialist for CST Services
About The Position
A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com . The role of a Peer Support Specialist is to serve as a resource for adults with mental health and/or co-occurring conditions . This service consists of community-based mental health and substance use services, and structured rehabilitative interventions intended to increase and restore an individual’s ability to live successfully in the community. The team approach involves structured, face-to-face therapeutic interventions that assist in reestablishing the individual’s community roles related to the following life domains: emotional, behavioral, social, safety, housing, medical and health, educational, vocational, and legal. A Caring Alternative, LLC is a CARF accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville, Hickory, Marion, and Morganton, NC. A Caring Alternative, LLC is CABHA certified and a Trauma Informed Agency. We provide an array of services to Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell, McDowell, and Mitchell counties which consist of Assertive Community Treatment Team, Community Support Team, Day Treatment, Integrated Care, Intensive In-Home, Medication Management, Outpatient Therapy, and Therapeutic Foster Care. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- NC Peer Support Specialist certification
- Must have one (1) year of adult behavioral health experience working with individuals with mental health or substance use disorders and have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served.
- Resume must include relevant employment dates including month and year , and populations served.
Responsibilities
- Serves as an active member of the CST, participates in team meetings, and provides input into the person-centered planning process
- Guides and encourages individuals to take responsibility for and actively participate in their own recovery
- Models recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal action to encourage wellness and resilience
- Assists with crisis interventions
- Participates in the initial development, implementation, and ongoing revision of the PCP
Benefits
- We offer a $1,000 sign on bonus with this position!
- Competitive Payrates !
- Work related mileage is paid tax free.
- Pride in Your Work!
- Strong Core Values!
- Grow !
- Flexibility!
- Training!
- 401(k) & Roth retirement plan
- 401(k) matching
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours first year
- Major medical, dental & vision insurance
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Short term & long-term insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
