Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health Urgent Care

MONARCH • Concord, NC

4d • $17

About The Position

The Peer Support Specialist, Behavioral Health Urgent Care supports individuals in achieving personal goals while strengthening natural supports, coping skills, and self-management. The role uses personal experience with mental health or substance use issues to help individuals pursue their desired outcomes and recovery. The specialist works with individuals and the care team on recovery planning and crisis support, documents services in the electronic health record, and maintains relationships with people served, families, colleagues, and community stakeholders. The position also involves driving and traveling as needed, including providing or arranging transportation. The schedule is Friday through Sunday, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for 37.5 scheduled weekly hours. The listed 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 an individual's treatment and recovery, using recovery-oriented skills and knowledge.
• Model and mentor recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and actions to encourage wellness and resilience and promote a recovery environment.
• Explore wellness identity with individuals through open sharing and discussion of viewpoints.
• Identify opportunities to build relationship skills, empower individuals, and enhance personal responsibility.
• Model healthy social interactions and facilitate familiarity with and connection to the local community.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to comprehensive crisis plans, including WRAP plans, identifying goals and needs and helping individuals use their plans effectively.
• Guide and encourage individuals to take responsibility for and actively participate in their recovery.
• Support self-determination and decision-making while teaching and promoting self-advocacy.
• Model recovery values and actions through groups and work with individuals 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 groups and individual contacts, for billing and in group notes and individual progress notes in the electronic health record.
• Maintain positive working relationships with communities served, including individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Drive and travel as needed and provide or arrange transportation for individuals.
• Attend staff and other required meetings and maintain required training through active participation in meetings and trainings.
• Maintain certification in all required agency, state, and federal training.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may have access to comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans, and professional development support, with specific offerings tailored to role, employment type, and location.
• The company describes a comprehensive, competitive benefits package for full-time and part-time team members and their families.

What This Job Offers

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