Location
Asheville, NC | United States
Job description
Job Details:
- Position: Peer Support Specialist for Adult CST services
- Location: Asheville & Henderson county, NC
- Position Type: Full-time
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.
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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 the respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.
- Competitive Pay rates! 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 about.
- Grow! Our strong core values include promotion and position changes for your career development.
- Flexibility! We work in a team environment and promote scheduling flexibility.
- Training! Solid training is provided & paid for 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.
- 2 Paid Sick Days.
- Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours the first year.
- Major medical, dental & vision insurance.
- Company-paid Life Insurance.
- Short-term & long-term insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
Summary & Responsibilities:
- The role of a Peer Support Specialist is to serve as a resource for adults with mental health and/or co-occurring conditions.
- This service consists of community-based mental health and substance use services, and structured rehabilitative interventions intended to increase and restore an individual’s ability to live successfully in the community.
- The team approach involves structured, face-to-face therapeutic interventions that assist in re-establishing the individual’s community roles related to the following life domains: emotional, behavioral, social, safety, housing, medical and health, educational, vocational, and legal.
Job Duties Include:
- Serves as an active member of the CST, participates in team meetings, and provides input into the person-centered planning process.
- Models recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal action to encourage wellness and resilience.
- Teaches and promotes self-advocacy to the individual.
- Assists the Team Lead with behavioral and substance use disorder interventions.
- Assists with the development of relapse prevention and disease management strategies.
- Participates in the initial development, implementation, and ongoing revision of the PCP.
Education and Experience Required:
- NC Peer Support Specialist certification.
- Must have one (1) year of adult behavioral health experience working with individuals with mental health or substance use disorders and have the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by the population and age to be served.
The 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 an 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.
About A Caring Alternative: AboutEstablished in 2006.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. Proudly serving the community since 2006.
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