Overview:

Blue Ridge Health is currently seeking an Employment Peer Professional to be part of our Behavioral Health team in Waynesville, NC.

To apply for this position, please email Daniel Baron (dbaron@brchs.com) with the name of this position in the subject line and attach your resume.

What We Offer You:

• A competitive benefits plan, including Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement account with company matching
• Supplemental accident insurance available
• 9 paid holidays per year
• PTO and Personal Day accrual, starting day 1 - (We value a work-life balance!)

What You'll Do:

Within the Supported Employment program, the Employment Peer Professional utilizes their own employment experiences to offer individuals assistance in obtaining and maintaining the level and type of employment that is consistent with their employment goals. Responsibilities include:

• Promoting recovery concepts like hope, self-determination, self-advocacy, self-direction and personal responsibility in an effort to support individuals in achieving their employment goals.
• Modeling and mentoring recovery values, attitudes and beliefs in order to promote recovery, resilience and overall wellness in individual’s lives.
• Assisting individuals in identifying strengths; wellness goals and setting objectives around employment.
• Preform outreach and engagement efforts for the team in order to identify and engage with individuals who could potentially benefit from Supported Employment services.
• Attending team meetings with the individual to promote the individual’s wellness and employment needs.
• Partnering with the Supported Employment team to develop additional program content.
• Use of language, self-disclosure, confrontation of non-recovery concepts that are discussed and coaching of staff who display non-recovery attitudes, beliefs and/or language.
• Demonstrating the core values of peer support by building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues, employees, and members of outside agencies.
• Providing accurate and thorough documentation of all service activity related to client care. Completing documentation in a manner that meets the timeliness and quality standards of the organization.

What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have lived experience with mental health and/or substance use issues and meet all the requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist in North Carolina.
• For ongoing employment staff will need to attended and complete the following trainings. Department of Health and Human Services approved: "40 hour Peer Support Specialist” curriculum, “Foundations of Supported Employment” curriculum, and “Vocational Peer Mentoring” curriculum

About Blue Ridge Health:

At Blue Ridge Health our mission is to improve Health, inspire Hope, and advance Healing through access to Compassionate, Affordable, and Quality Care. We are seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join our team! We are a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the ever-changing medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.