Peer Support Specialist (CST) - Greenville
Pathways to Life, Inc
Greenville, North Carolina
Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS): Community Support Team
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Why Pathways to Life
Ready to turn your experience into someone else’s turning point?
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.
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
Pathways to Life, Inc is an EEO Employer - M/F/Protected Veteran Status
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