Provides support to individuals with Mental Health (MH) or Substance Abuse Issues at home and in community settings to include Duplin, Sampson, Onslow, Wayne and Pender counties. Additional responsibilities are administrative tasks to include client intake, scheduling appts and linking to community resources. These interventions are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest level of functioning in the community. Provides supervision to CPSS staff. Staff ratio takes into consideration evening and weekend hours, needs of special populations and geographical areas to be served. Persons who meet the requirements specified for Qualified Professional (QP) status have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served may deliver supports within the requirements of the staff definition specified in the service definitions. Relies on supervision and direction to provide quality services.
Position Requirements: MUST BE A NC CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Must meet the requirements of a Qualified Professional.
- Bachelor's degree (in Human Services field) & 2+ years full-time experience with population served
- Bachelor's degree (Not Human Services field) & 4+ years full-time experience with population served
- OR
- Master’s Degree or Higher & 1+ years full-time experience with population served.
- License, Provisional License, Certificate, Registration, Permit issued by governing board regulating human service profession.
- Other duties as assigned.
Definitions:
- Human Service Degrees Include: Social Service, Sociology, Psychology, or other Human Service Degrees.
- Populations Served Include: Mentally Ill-Child, Mentally Ill- Adult, Substance Abuse-Adult, Substance Abuse-Child
Responsibilities:
- Provides support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use issues in home, school, workplace and community settings in accordance to the service definition.
- Focus is on assisting individuals with living independently with interventions that are strength-based and focused on promoting recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills, and achievement of the highest quality of life in the community.
- Facilitating relationships and serving as a link between the individuals served, the company, family, guardians, local agencies and the community
- Minimizing the negative effects of psychiatric symptoms or substance dependence that interfere with the person’s daily living and personal development, providing supportive counseling
- Supporting the client in the development of various skill building activities, including daily and community living skills, socialization skills, adaptation skills, and behavior and anger management
- Performing Case Management functions of linking and arranging for services and referrals
- Working closely with other clinical/professional staff to maintain communication and providing feedback, standardizing procedures and expediting service implementation
- Complete Person-Centered Plans
- All other duties as assigned.