Women & Children's Residential Peer Support Specialist

Women's & Children's Residential Peer Support Specialist - Full Time

Join a supportive team who values compassion, excellence, collaboration, inclusion, hope, and authenticity! As our certified peer support specialist (CPSS), you will use your lived experience and recovery to provide support and share hope as you walk with a beneficiary through the first steps of their recovery journey. You will deliver community-based services to support ongoing treatment and functional gains by assisting adult MH/SU clients with skill enforcement and one-on-one support to develop interpersonal and community related skills.

Interested but not yet certified? We offer a peer support scholarship program in which we can assist you in obtaining certification upon hire AND cover the cost!

Pay: Starting pay is $18.00 per hour.

Schedule: Full Time: Tuesday-Saturday, 8am-5pm

Benefits: Being a part of a non-profit behavioral health organization has some unique benefits, along with our incredible health insurance options. Working here at SouthLight, you will be able to make a difference in people's lives every day, and know that you are a part of inspiring positive change in your community. Full-time employees are eligible for medical benefits the first of the month 30 days after hire date. Options for a standard plan and an HSA plan with a $100 initial contribution and up to a $25 per paycheck match. 10 paid holidays and PTO hours which accrue at a rate of 10 hours per month. After 6 months employees are eligible to enroll in our 401(k) plan which has a 4% match. Company paid life insurance, short and long term disability, in house and paid training opportunities, and additional pay for working holidays. SouthLight provides mileage reimbursement.

Job Responsibilities

• Share lived experience to support, encourage and enhance a beneficiary's treatment and recovery
• Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions to encourage wellness and resilience for beneficiary served
• Explore the importance and creation of a recovery and wellness identity
• Promote the opportunity for personal growth by identifying teachable moments for ability relationships skills that empower the beneficiary and enhance personal responsibility
• Model and share examples of healthy social interactions and facilitate familiarity with and connection to, the local community, including mutual aid groups and self-help resources
• Provide reproductive planning and health education, and refer to external partners, as necessary
• Guide and encourage a beneficiary to take responsibility for and actively participate in their own recovery
• Assist with self-determination and decision making
• Teach and promote self-advocacy to the beneficiary
• Teach and model independent living skills
• Assist with crisis interventions
• Participate in team meetings and the PCP process

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED equivalent and be at least 18 years old. Minimum of 1 year working with the adult MH/SA population in a community setting
• Licensure/Certifications: Active certification in NC as Peer Support Specialist Certification in CPR, First Aid/Seizure management, Blood borne Pathogens training, and NCI
• Need active NC driver's license
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Good oral and written communication skills Microsoft Office Suite Knowledge of Wake County resources and opportunities Great "people skills" ability to make lasting community connections Ability to learn other technological recording methods i.e. EMRs/EHRs Ability to work in a team model that changes regularly as needed Ability to be flexible and adapt to frequent change in work flow based on client need and service structure HIPPA and Substance Abuse specific confidentiality and privacy rights

About SouthLight Healthcare

Tap into your passion at SouthLight Healthcare. Build your career in an environment where your voice, passion and work matters every day. At the core of SouthLight is a commitment to our values, our employees and clients. We strive to be an organization where every colleague can contribute and excel. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to building a culture that values diversity and inclusion. SouthLight offers competitive opportunities and a robust benefits package. Founded in 1970, SouthLight Healthcare is one of the area's largest and long-established nonprofit providers of substance use treatment and mental health services. With outpatient and community-based programs, SouthLight provides prevention, education and treatment services in the Triangle and beyond. SouthLight has multiple office locations throughout the Triangle area, serving more than 9,000 clients each year. Services include adult outpatient counseling, Intensive Outpatient Program, Psychiatric Services and Medication Management, Opioid Treatment Program, Court Deferral Program, Peer Support Services, Family Centered Treatment, Community Support Team and a residential treatment program for women and children and more.