About your Role:
The Peer Support Specialist (PPS), under the supervision of the Clinical Director or Regional Director, is responsible for providing opportunities for individuals receiving services to direct their own recovery process. The PPS is also responsible for facilitating the development of a sense of wellness and self-worth.
The Peer Support Specialist for Opioid Overdose Prevention plays a crucial role in providing support, education, and outreach to LGBTQ+ and LatinX individuals at risk of opioid overdose. This position focuses on leveraging personal lived experiences to connect with and assist individuals in navigating the complexities of opioid use disorder, harm reduction, access to treatment, and overdose prevention. The Peer Support Specialist collaborates with community organizations, healthcare providers, and local agencies to promote awareness and deliver effective interventions.
Certified Peer Support positions available on our Community Support Team serving Buncombe and Henderson counties.
Be part of an experienced team of professionals including licensed therapist, substance use disorder specialist, and qualified professionals to provide services to individuals with severe mental health and substance use issues.
Requires at least one year of experience working with the population.
Employment Peer Mentor (EPM): EPMs offer hope and motivation by drawing from their lived experience and their own employment experiences to encourage other individuals to seek and maintain employment, wellness, and community integration. Employment Peer Mentors do not hold their own caseloads and do not function as an extension of ESPs or as case managers. They support any and all individuals enrolled in the service through the provision of wellness interventions, promoting self-determination, and helping individuals advocate for themselves.
Interested applicants should visit - https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/274571
CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST - QP
Standards-Based Solutions, LLC is seeking to hire the following individual for one (1) position:
In-Office Direct Service Worker (DSW)
LOCATION: Chapel Hill, NC
COASTAL HORIZONS CENTER, INC. - JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Peer Support Specialist
SUPERVISED BY: PSS Supervisor
LOCATION: Goldsboro, N.C
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. is seeking a qualified Peer Support Specialist (PSS) in the following county: Wayne County
Alamance United Mental Health Services is seeking Certified Peer Support Specialist in the following areas:
Preferred candidates must have: