Certified Peer Support Specialist

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide wellness education with teaching problem solving, and life skills.
• Complete service notes within 24 hours of seeing clients
• Ability to recognize and appropriately respond to conditions that constitute an emergency to include both physical and behavioral health crisis utilizing the emergency response procedure of the agency.
• Ability to provide support to the client in navigating systems (medical, social services, or legal).
• Ability to model and mentor recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions to encourage wellness and resilience for clients served and to promote a recovery environment in the community, residence, and workplace.
• Ability to explore with a client the importance of wellness through open sharing and challenging viewpoints.

Education, Experience and Certifications

•  Successful completion of Certified Peer Support Training Program.
•  Previous experience working in the Mental Health field highly preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid NCDL and current personal auto insurance coverage.
• Must maintain and have a valid NC CPSS certificate.
• High school diploma or equivalent.  
• Peer Support Specialist must be available for monthly group or individual supervision and other Certified Peer Support-related training.
• The Peer Support Specialist must be able to deliver services in various environments, such as homes, courts, homeless shelters, street locations, and other community settings.
• Must have First Aid/CPR