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Certified Peer Support Specialist - ACT Team
Join a supportive team who values Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion, Hope, & Authenticity!
As our full-time Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) on our ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) team, you will be responsible for providing individualized, strengths focused community-based interactions with assigned caseload for the purpose of promoting the development of wellness, self-management, personal recovery, natural supports, coping skills, and self-advocacy skills.
We empower our Peer Support Specialists to utilize their personal experiences with mental health and/or substance to connect, teach, model, and support the development of skills for ongoing treatment and recovery.
This is a community-based role that covers Wake County. We provide mileage reimbursement!
Are you interested in employment but not yet certified? SouthLight offers a Peer Support Scholarship to qualified applicants to cover the cost of the Peer Support Certification course, which we will enroll you in upon hire!
Pay
Starting pay is $19.00 per hour.
Schedule
Monday - Friday, 830a-430p, flexible.
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 $300 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. SouthLight is an approved employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
Job Responsibilities of an ACT Team Certified Peer Support Specialist
• Assist clients with self-determination and decision-making• Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal action to encourage wellness• Teach and promote self-advocacy and wellness management• Provide linkage to community resources• Maintain and submit documentation (treatment plans, WRAP, service notes, service auth requests)
Job Requirements of an ACT Team Certified Peer Support Specialist
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.
We agree not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex. Employment offers are contingent upon a satisfactory pre-employment drug screen. Professional references will be checked and criminal, abuse, driving, and fraud background reports will be obtained. Unsatisfactory results of any of these reports may result in SouthLight withdrawing the offer.
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$63k-78k (estimate)
05/08/2024
06/05/2024
southlight.org
RALEIGH, NC
100 - 200
1970
REYNOLDS CLODSELTER JR
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
SouthLight Healthcare is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization. Founded in 1970, we are a premier provider of Substance Abuse treatment for the Triangle area and beyond. We offer top quality care for substance use disorders and mental illness as vital components of whole person care in the communities we serve.