Peer Support Services Program Team Lead

Job Location:  Statesville, NC

Position Type: Full time

Education and Experience Required:

1. A bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, Social Work or closely related Human Services area
2. NC Certified Peer Support Specialist
3. Must have two (2) years 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

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. The agency was founded on the belief that when people truly care and are willing to go the extra mile, we will not only improve lives, but we will also create success in the lives of the people we support.

To more about us, visit our website at www.caringalternative.com.

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 respectful curiosity of one another’s culture.
• Competitive Payrates!  We offer a competitive rate of pay.
• Work related mileage is paid tax free.
• Be a Team Member! As a member of our team, we are dedicated to promoting your talents, skillset, and energies to improve the environment and quality for those we serve. We are in the business of caring and committed to building an organization where our team can grow together by helping others. 
• Strong Core Values!  Join our values-based, family-owned company with a culture that we care.
• Flexibility!  We work in a team environment and promote flexibility. One of our core values is that our employees have a healthy work-life balance.
• Training!  Solid training is provided & paid for by the company. Free CPR, First Aid and NPI training. CEUs are available and external training is also paid for by the company.

Benefits! We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees.

• Company laptop provided for most positions
• 401(k) & Roth retirement plans
• Company matching 401(k) & Roth
• 11 paid holidays
• Direct deposit
• Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire, 100 hours first year
• Major medical, dental & vision insurance plus 16 hours paid sick time after 60 days
• Company paid Life Insurance policy
• Short term & long-term insurance available
• Employee Assistance Program for free financial, emotional & legal help

The Peer Support Services Team Lead is responsible for overseeing a set team and caseload to achieve appropriate productivity while providing services to A Caring Alternative consumers.

Job Duties Include:

• Provide consultation to team members to assist in understanding of recovery and the role of Peer Support Specialists, promote a culture in which individuals points of view and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected
• Provide monthly calendar and manage schedule with any needed changes to group schedule
• Keep record of and facilitate as needed, the monthly treatment team meetings with clients and needed participants
• Ensure all consents, statements of service agreement, and provider choice forms are up to date and reflect needed information
• Collect information and signatures for Person Centered Plan updates
• Provide monthly individual supervision to the team members and submits documentation
• Complete weekly meeting staff minutes

Basic Requirements:

• Ability to perform tasks on the computer including working with Microsoft 360, Excel, Word and other basic programs.
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance coverage and reliable transportation
• Pass criminal background check and other regulatory checks
• Provide proof of your education

Education and Experience Required:

1. A bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Psychology, Social Work or closely related Human Services area
2. NC Certified Peer Support Specialist
3. Must have two (2) years 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

Resume must include degree earned (major & minor), graduation month & year, 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, Morganton and Statesville, 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 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.