Certified Peer Support Specialist - Gastonia

EPIPHANY FAMILY SERVICES; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

EPIPHANY FAMILY SERVICES in Gastonia seeks a North Carolina CPSS contractor to provide recovery-oriented peer support, using lived experience to empower clients and connect them with housing, healthcare, and community resources. Start date Sept.

24, 2026; 1099 contractor with the Peer Support team at the Gastonia office. Responsibilities include peer-based recovery support, crisis assistance, skills development, documentation, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals to promote

Qualifications

• NC Certified Peer Support Specialist: Certification as a Peer Support Specialist is a requirement in North Carolina.
• Lived experience: Personal experience as a consumer of mental health or substance use services with a history of managing one's own recovery.
• Education: A high school diploma or GED is typically required.
• Stability: A history of sustained recovery without crisis, relapse, psychiatric in-patient treatment, or criminal involvement is often required.
• Specific training: Completion of WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) or equivalent training is often beneficial.
• Transportation: Reliable transportation is frequently necessary for job duties.

Responsibilities

• Peer-based recovery support: Providing individualized guidance, coaching, and support to peers with mental health and/or substance use challenges, drawing on lived experience.
• Empowerment and self-determination: Assisting individuals in identifying strengths and goals, promoting self-advocacy, and supporting them in making informed choices about their recovery and services.
• Resource navigation and linkage: Helping clients access and utilize community resources for housing, employment, education, healthcare, and social support networks.
• Crisis intervention and support: Providing support and guidance during crises and working to promote continuity of care with other healthcare professionals.
• Skill development: Assisting with developing self-help, coping, and social skills, as well as functional skills like managing finances and healthcare.
• Role modeling: Modeling recovery values, attitudes, and behaviors to encourage wellness and inspire hope.
• Documentation And Team Collaboration: Maintaining accurate records and participating in team meetings and collaborations with other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Lived experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Home:

Peer Support Specialist

Department:

Peer Support

Location:

Gastonia Office

Service Area:

Gastonia

Start Date:

Sept. 24,2026

Position:

1099 Contractor

A North Carolina Peer Support Specialist (NC CPSS) job description centers on providing recovery-oriented support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use challenges, leveraging their own lived experience to foster hope, self-determination, and successful navigation of recovery resources. This role involves individualized guidance, coaching, and advocacy, helping clients with daily living skills, resource identification, and community integration.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

Peer-based recovery support:. Providing individualized guidance, coaching, and support to peers with mental health and/or substance use challenges, drawing on lived experience.

Empowerment and self-determination:. Assisting individuals in identifying strengths and goals, promoting self-advocacy, and supporting them in making informed choices about their recovery and services.

Resource navigation and linkage:. Helping clients access and utilize community resources for housing, employment, education, healthcare, and social support networks.

Crisis intervention and support:. Providing support and guidance during crises and working to promote continuity of care with other healthcare professionals.

Skill development:. Assisting with developing self-help, coping, and social skills, as well as functional skills like managing finances and healthcare.

Role modeling:. Modeling recovery values, attitudes, and behaviors to encourage wellness and inspire hope.

Documentation And Team Collaboration Maintaining accurate records and participating in team meetings and collaborations with other healthcare professionals.

Qualifications And Requirements

NC Certified Peer Support Specialist: Certification as a Peer Support Specialist is a requirement in North Carolina.

Lived experience: Personal experience as a consumer of mental health or substance use services with a history of managing one's own recovery.

Education: A high school diploma or GED is typically required.

Stability: A history of sustained recovery without crisis, relapse, psychiatric in-patient treatment, or criminal involvement is often required.

Specific training: Completion of WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) or equivalent training is often beneficial.

Transportation: Reliable transportation is frequently necessary for job duties.