Peer Support Specialist - ACTT

Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.; Sylva (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

Company sponsored life insurance

Short and long-term disability

403(b) retirement account with company

9 paid holidays per year

PTO and Personal Day accrual starting

Job summary

Blue Ridge Health is seeking a Peer Support Specialist to join the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in Sylva, North Carolina. This full-time role focuses on recovery-oriented support services, self-advocacy, and connecting clients with community resources.

You will model recovery values, engage clients at their stage of change, and use harm-reduction strategies to promote safe decision-making and wellness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Certification from a Peer Support Training Program.
• Valid Driver's license and acceptable driving history.

Responsibilities

• Provide an array of support services to inspire hope and promote self-advocacy.
• Model recovery values and mentor self-care to encourage wellness.
• Engage with clients in a respectful, stage-appropriate manner.
• Demonstrate skill-building techniques to help clients progress toward goals.
• Teach harm reduction and discuss safety and risk to support healthy decisions.
• Assist in crisis moments following trauma-informed practices.
• Connect clients with community resources to support integration.

Skills

Valid Driver's license

Driving history acceptable

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certification from a Peer Support Training Program

Job description

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Full Time Technical Sylva, NC, US

Blue Ridge Health is currently seeking a Peer Support Specialist to be part of our Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT).

What We Offer You:

• A competitive benefits plan, including Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement account with company matching
• 9 paid holidays per year
• PTO and Personal Day accrual, starting day 1 - (We value a work-life balance!)

What You'll Do:

As a member of the ACTT team, the Peer Support Specialist plays a unique and vital role in supporting each individual in his or her journey of recovery. The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for providing an array of support services and interventions designed to inspire hope, support personal responsibility, offer education and promote self-advocacy and self-determination. The ACTT Peer Support Specialist plays a key role in meeting the support needs of ACTT clients. The major activities for this position include:

• Utilizing outreach and engagement skills with each individual that are respectful of their stage of change
• Promoting each individual’s self care by modeling and mentoring recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions in order to encourage wellness and resilience.
• Making supportive and encouraging statements regarding each individual’s recovery using self disclosure and unconditional acceptance in order to instill hope.
• Demonstrating skill building techniques with each individual by modeling and/or teaching in order to assist each individual in making progress towards his or her goals and improve the quality of his or her life.
• Teaching harm reduction strategies through discussion of safety and risk taking with each individual in order to enhance healthy decision making.
• Protecting each individual from harm during a crisis in accordance with trauma-informed practices and workable crisis plans. Exploring alternatives to prevent hospitalization and to support the individual in the community whenever possible.
• Promoting self advocacy by facilitating each individual’s learning about his or her human and legal rights and supporting the individual while exercising those rights in order to empower the individual.
• Supporting each individual in accessing community resources by facilitating familiarity with and connection to the local community in order to achieve desired integration.

Disclaimer:

This role requires flexibility to transport clients/patients to organization-sponsored services or resources that address their basic and clinical needs. Drivers transporting clients/patients or driving company vehicles are to be age 21 or greater. For those using their personal vehicles to transport clients/patients, a certificate of insurance is required demonstrating at least the minimum required NC auto liability insurance.

What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent (required)
• Certification from a Peer Support Training Program
• Valid Driver's license and acceptable driving history

About Blue Ridge Health:

At Blue Ridge Health our mission is to improve Health, inspire Hope, and advance Healing through access to Compassionate, Affordable, and Quality Care. We are seeking individuals with a passion for creating an exceptional patient and client care experience to join our team! We are a nonprofit system of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that works closely with communities to meet the ever-changing medical and behavioral healthcare needs of individuals throughout WNC.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.