Certified Peer Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Calling Peers with lived experience in mental health and substance use looking for an opportunity to help others navigate their own personal challenges.

At Southeastern Integrated Care (SEIC), our mission is “to improve the lives we serve with comprehensive integrated health services, not bound by convention.” We are seeking a full-time Certified Peer Support Specialist in Morehead City, NC, to support our team and help others in getting a second chance.

Your impact on the team’s mission

The Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) has lived experience with mental health and substance use and is comfortable utilizing their recovery experience to instill hope and optimism in others. Peer support services are individualized and recovery focused to promote the development of wellness and personal recovery in others and where you will make an impact sharing your journey!

Some of the daily activities you would do as the CPSS are:

• Providing coaching, mentoring, and consultation to promote recovery, self-advocacy and self-direction in individuals you are supporting.
• Teach functional skills-med management, finances, health care, resources, daily-living, self-advocacy.
• Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal action.
• Case management, linkage to services and education, daily documentation
• Sensitivity to the needs of individuals with MH/SA/IDD concerns is necessary.

Position details, compensation, and benefits!

This position is Monday – Friday, day shift (1st) with afternoon and early evening flexibility as needed for team and client needs. To care for our team members, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all benefit eligible positions.

Full-time benefits include:

• Competitive salary range for this Fulltime non-exempt position
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• No cost EAP to support your mental health and wellness!
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• PTO and paid holidays
• Collaborative team environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities you will bring.

• High school diploma or GED.
• NC Certified Peer Support Specialist
• A current driver's license, valid insurance, and reliable transportation for daily work travel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed!
• If offered a position, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of an extensive background check, motor vehicle records check, drug screening, and required education verification.

Who we are

Southeastern Integrated Care (SEIC) is a leading integrated delivery system uniting mental health, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, primary care, and chronic condition management to promote holistic wellness for individuals and families. We meet patients where they are—whether in our facilities, community settings, or through secure virtual care—to ensure equitable access and personalized treatment.

Our interdisciplinary team of over 400 trained physicians, therapists, nurses, and peer specialists work collaboratively to leverage technology and compassion to serve 19 counties with 21 specialized programs. Our team helps individuals live full, healthy lives that foster resilience, accelerate recovery, and build stronger communities in North Carolina.