Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)
Greenville & Pitt County, NC | Full-Time
Your recovery story is your qualification. Come use it to change lives right here in Eastern North Carolina.
Pathways to Life, Inc. is growing its Peer Support Services program in Greenville and Pitt County, and we need Certified Peer Support Specialists who will walk alongside adults facing mental health and/or substance use challenges. You’ll meet people where they are, in their homes and communities, and help them build independence, confidence, and lasting connections.
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What We Offer
- Competitive pay
- Health, dental, vision, PTO
- A community-based role with variety, not a desk job
- Supervision and support from a Qualified Professional (QP) and a collaborative treatment team
- The chance to grow with an expanding program
What You’ll Do
- Build trusting, recovery-focused relationships using your lived experience
- Provide one-on-one peer mentoring and recovery coaching
- Lead groups on coping skills, relapse prevention, wellness, budgeting, job readiness, and daily living skills
- Help members set and reach personal recovery goals through their Person-Centered Plan
- Connect members to housing, employment, education, healthcare, transportation, and benefits
- Strengthen members’ natural supports and community ties
- Document services accurately in our electronic health record
- Share progress and concerns with the QP and care team, and follow agency procedures in a crisis
What You Bring
Required
- Current NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) certification
- Lived experience in recovery from a mental health and/or substance use disorder
- High school diploma or GED
- Valid NC driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current auto insurance
- Ability to travel throughout Greenville and Pitt County
- Basic computer and documentation skills
Preferred
- Experience in community-based behavioral health services
- Familiarity with NC Medicaid behavioral health services
- Experience with an electronic health record (EHR)
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Where and How You’ll Work
This is a community-based role. You’ll spend most of your time in members’ homes, community locations, and healthcare or behavioral health offices, with limited office time for documentation, meetings, supervision, and training. Occasional evening or weekend hours may be needed to fit members’ schedules.
Physical requirements: daily local travel, walking and standing in community settings, and occasional lifting up to 25 lbs.
Why Pathways to Life?
Peer support goes beyond managing symptoms. It’s about hope, purpose, and a life worth building. At Pathways to Life, you’ll be part of a team that values lived experience and puts each person’s own goals at the center of their care.
Ready to turn your journey into someone else’s starting point?
Apply today to get started
Pathways to Life, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.