Help make a difference in someone's life! Apply Today! Here is the direct link to apply:
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/B781309A1AE4CA803C989D49453C586D/jobs/278963
Location: Statesville, NC
Position Type: Full time
Requirements: NC Peer Support Specialist certification
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.
Why apply at A Caring Alternative?
- We celebrate diversity, so bring YOU! We want you to be proud and comfortable to bring your true self and we strive to enhance the value of our work through respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.
- Competitive Payrates! We offer a competitive rate of pay. Work related mileage is paid tax free.
- Pride in Your Work! You can join an organization that seeks to set the standard for quality support services for people with mental illness. We hope you will find satisfaction and take pride in your work here.
- Strong Core Values! Join our values-based, family-owned company with a culture that we care.
- Grow! Our strong core values include promotion and position changes for your career development.
- Flexibility! We work in a team environment and promote flexibility.
- Training! Solid training is provided & paid by the company.
- Benefits! We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees.
- 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
The role of a Peer Support Specialist is to serve as a mental health and/or co-occurring condition who has been trained and certified to help others with these conditions, as well as identifying and achieving specific life and recovery goals. Peers work as a bridge linking people to services as they transition from hospitals or jails into the community.
Job Duties include:
- 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
Education and Experience Required:
- NC Peer Support Specialist certification
Resume must include relevant employment dates including month and year, and populations served.
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.