What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist position at Pride in North Carolina, LLC?
Persons in this position must have a minimum of high school diploma (or GED) and be either an Associate Professional/Paraprofessional or a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist. Peer Support Staff work directly with individuals who have mental health, developmental disability, and/or substance abuse issues. The Peer Support Staff maintains communication with the qualified professional and/or supervisor regarding consumer treatment or concerns, understands and facilitates a person-centered approach to treatment, implements interventions aimed at achieving individualized goals as written in the Person-Centered Plan. Peer Support staff provide services and interventions in various locations, depending on the consumer's treatment plan and needs.
Some duties may include teaching problem solving skills and positive alternatives to inappropriate behaviors and coping skills. Provides consumers with clear consistent expectations and outlines potential consequences. Encourages consumers to take responsibility for their own actions; Plans, organizes and participates with consumer in therapeutic activities designed to improve emotional, vocational, educational, and social functioning. Ensures activities are age appropriate, promote cultural diversity, and are designed to meet treatment support needs. Teaches such skills as daily living skills, appropriate social skills, adaptation skills, health and wellness, development of leisure interests, work readiness, money management, budgeting, symptom management, etc. Provides transportation to appointments, programs, and scheduled activities. Must maintain a valid North Carolina’s driver’s license, vehicle liability insurance and driving record that meets PRIDE IN NORTH CAROLINA, LLC. requirements.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Pride in North Carolina, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Pride in North Carolina, LLC (PRIDE) is committed to developing and promoting high quality residential and community services that provide nurturing, caring environments for adults and youth with special needs.This commitment is premised on the belief that all persons, regardless of the nature and extent of their disability, are capable of living, learning, and actively participating in their communities as productive and responsible citizens. Pride furthermore strives to maintain the dignity and worth of individuals and their families by acknowledging and respecting their needs, providing them with a support system, and working with them as equal partners. Within a spirit of collaboration and mutual respect, Pride emphasizes a partnership approach to service delivery, believing this is the most effective means of meeting the diverse treatment needs of the people we serve. Pride strives to serve as an innovative service delivery model to other public and private community agencies by actively enacting these values within the larger community.
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