Peer Support Specialist

Trillium Health Resources; North Carolina; Remote; USD 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (no employee premium)

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO + 12 holidays (first year)

NC Local Government Retirement

401k with 5% employer match

PSLF qualifying employer

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Trillium Health Resources is seeking a Peer Support Specialist to join the STAR team, guiding individuals exiting incarceration through pre-release and post-release care coordination. You will educate on navigating behavioral health, IDD, and community services while coordinating school, housing, and employment links.

The role emphasizes collaboration with local justice systems and community providers to reduce reentry barriers while supporting recovery and independence.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• At least 1 year lived experience with a behavioral health condition and/or substance use.
• North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification required.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Must reside in North Carolina within 75 miles of Trillium's Southern Region.
• Ability to travel within catchment as required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Connect recipients to needed treatment and supports with a warm hand-off.
• Meet justice-involved members in correctional facilities and in the community to support care management.
• Educate members about transitions to community living and permanent housing options.
• Assist with transition planning to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with care teams to address barriers such as insurance, transportation, and housing.

Skills

Lived experience

NC Peer CS Cert

Driver's license

Residency NC

Travel readiness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Pay Plan Title: Peer Support Specialist

Working Title: Peer Support Specialist

Cost Center: 9200/Community Transition

Position Number: 72082

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Posting Salary Range: $42,682 - $54,205

Office Location: Remote within 75 miles of Trillium's Southern Region (See requirements section for included counties)

POSTING DETAILS:

Make an Impact

Trillium Health Resources is a Tailored Plan and Managed Care Organization (MCO) serving 46 counties across North Carolina. We manage services for individuals with serious mental health needs, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and intellectual/development (IDD) disabilities. Our mission is to help individuals and families build strong foundations for healthy, fulfilling lives.

Why Work for Us ?

Trillium believes that empowering others begins with supporting our team. We offer our employees:

• A collaborative, mission-driven work environment
• Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions
• Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture

Every day, our work changes lives - from children thriving through early intervention and school-based therapies, to adults with severe mental illness living independently and contributing to their communities.

What We’re Looking For

Trillium Health Resources has a career opening for a Peer Support Specialist to join our Support Transition and Reentry (STAR) team! The Peer Support Specialist provides support to recipients enrolled in the Trillium STAR program. The STAR program is a specialty care team serving adults experiencing BH or IDD conditions who are exiting incarceration. Recipients are referred by the Correctional Facility up to 90 days before release. STAR provides care coordination pre-release and post-release until the individual moves to ongoing Care Management services and supports. The Peer Support Specialist educates members and guardians throughout the transition process about how to effectively navigate the criminal justice system, behavioral, physical and social services systems and about the existence of community-based services and supports. The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for working with the recipient’s care team to provide transition linkages including school, employment, housing coordination, community service opportunities, provider services and other identified treatment supports and services. This individual will work with community resources and services to meet the identified needs for recipients who are transitioning back to the community and address specific barriers to reentry which may include access to insurance, disability benefits, transportation, food, clothing, and a safe place to live.

This position will establish relationships with all area Justice systems including but not limited to all local county jails and prisons and Probation and Parole and Pre-release officers.

On a typical day, you might:

• Ensure that recipients are well connected and provide a warm hand off to identify needed treatment and support.
• Meet with Justice Involved members in-person in Correctional Facilities and in-person in the community to facilitate care management activities.
• Engage members who meet criteria for Transitions to Community Living (TCL) special needs population to provide education about permanent supportive housing, supports, services, and other community resources.
• Assist with transition planning and ensure delivery in the most effective manner with a focus on optimal quality outcomes.
• Utilize person centered planning methods/strategies to gather information, to get to know the members and legally responsible persons to adequately address specific needs of the individual.

Employee Benefits:

Trillium knows that work/life balance is essential. That's why we offer:

• Typical working hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; flexible work schedules available for some positions with management approval.
• Work-from-home options available for most positions
• Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
• NC Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan)
• 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
• Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• One (1) year lived experience with a behavioral health condition and/or substance use. *Lived Experience is defined as living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
• North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must reside in North Carolina and within 75 miles of Trillium's Southern Region, specifically New Hanover County.
• Must be able to travel within catchment as required.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship for employment now or in the future (ex: OPT F-1, J-1).

Preferred:

• Preference given to applicants who have their own history of criminal justice system involvement, incarceration, or MH/SU recovery and education, training, and work experience that shows a history of learning and applying the skills needed to work with a wide variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, ethnic, educational, and other diverse backgrounds is preferred.

Deadline for Application: November 3, 2026@11:59pm

Trillium Health Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and a drug-free workplace. All candidates must pass a drug test as a condition of employment.

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