Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS): Community Support Team

Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS): Community Support Team

Greenville, NC & Surrounding Counties | Full-Time

Your recovery story is your qualification. At Pathways to Life, Inc., we’re looking for a Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our Community Support Team (CST) and help adults with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders build the lives they want.  This isn’t a desk job. You’ll meet people where they are, in their homes and communities, as a full member of a multidisciplinary team that values your voice and your perspective.

What You’ll Do

• Build trusting, recovery-focused relationships and share your lived experience to inspire hope
• Provide one-on-one peer support and lead recovery groups
• Help members set and reach their own goals, from wellness and coping skills to relapse prevention, employment, and daily living
• Connect members to housing, healthcare, education, transportation, benefits, and other community resources
• Take part in Person-Centered Planning and contribute to your members’ plans
• Use motivational interviewing and other recovery-oriented strategies, with training and support from your Team Lead
• Document services accurately and on time in our electronic health record
• Share progress and concerns with your Team Lead and the CST
• Respond to crises and emergencies using agency procedures, with team backup

What You Bring

Required:

• Current NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) certification
• Personal 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 our service area
• Basic computer and documentation skills
• Willingness to complete NCI-B and CPR certification

Preferred:

• Community-based behavioral health experience
• Familiarity with NC Medicaid behavioral health services
• Experience with an electronic health record

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What the Job Looks Like

• Mostly community-based: members’ homes, community locations, clinics, and other approved settings
• Regular hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with some evening or weekend flexibility to fit members’ schedules
• Time in the office for documentation, team meetings, supervision, and training
• Regular driving, walking, and standing, and occasional lifting up to 25 lbs

Why Pathways to Life

• Real team support: supervision from a CST Team Lead and a collaborative team
• Training that builds your skills, including 
• Room to grow as the program expands 

Ready to turn your experience into someone else’s turning point? 

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All qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.