Peer Support Specialist (Community Mental Health)

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

Peer Support Specialist – Dual Diagnosis ACTT

📍 Asheville, NC

💰 $18.00–$22.00/hour, based on education and experience

🕘 Full-Time

Use Your Experience To Empower Others

Pyramid Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and motivated Peer Support Specialist to join our Dual Diagnosis Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in Asheville, NC.

Our ACTT program provides intensive, community-based behavioral health services to individuals living with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

As a Peer Support Specialist, you’ll use your own recovery experience to build trust, provide hope, and help individuals work toward greater stability, independence, and recovery.

Lived experience within the criminal justice system is strongly preferred. Experience navigating incarceration, probation, parole, court involvement, or other aspects of the justice system can provide valuable perspective when supporting individuals facing similar challenges.

What You’ll Do

• Use lived experience to provide hope, mentorship, encouragement, and peer support
• Build trusting relationships with clients and support their individual recovery goals
• Collaborate as an active member of the multidisciplinary ACTT team
• Support individualized mental health and substance use treatment goals
• Maintain accurate and timely client documentation, including medical records, ROIs, CCPs, and discharge/aftercare planning
• Participate in daily team meetings and rotate responsibility for meeting documentation
• Provide or coordinate transportation to help clients access appointments and community resources
• Develop and facilitate weekly social, educational, and recovery-focused groups
• Conduct outreach and coordinate care with referral sources and community partners
• Assist with crisis planning and response, including emergency assessments and hospital diversion when needed
• Promote recovery, community integration, independence, and self-advocacy
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Current North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries while using lived experience effectively
• Passion for supporting individuals with mental health and substance use challenges
  
  

Preferred

• Lived experience within the criminal justice system
• Experience supporting individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders
• Experience working in a community-based behavioral health setting
  
  

Why Join Pyramid Healthcare?

✨ $18.00–$22.00/hour, based on education and experience

✨ Full-time opportunity with a collaborative ACTT team

✨ Meaningful work supporting individuals in the community

✨ Training and professional development opportunities

✨ Supportive, mission-driven work environment

✨ Opportunities for career growth within Pyramid Healthcare

Your Experience Can Make a Difference

Your lived experience can be a powerful tool for helping someone else recognize that recovery is possible.

If you’re a certified Peer Support Specialist who is passionate about helping others navigate recovery—and especially if you have personal experience with the criminal justice system—we’d love to hear from you.

Join Pyramid Healthcare’s Dual Diagnosis ACTT team in Asheville and help turn experience into hope, connection, and recovery.

Apply today.

Pyramid CORE Values

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors, and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent, and ethical when dealing with clients, staff, and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling, and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

Total Rewards For Full-Time Positions

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Referral Bonus opportunities
• And More!
  
  

Want to know more?

To learn more about Pyramid Healthcare, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth, visit us at: https://bit.ly/Pyramid-Careers.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is proud of its diverse workforce, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.