Peer Support Specialist – Adolescent Residential (Marion, NC)

Insight Human Services, Inc.; Marion (NC); Sur place; USD 38 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Insight Human Services, Inc. seeks a Certified Peer Support Specialist to support adolescents in a residential program in Marion, NC. The role emphasizes recovery-oriented support, daily routines, and community connections, leveraging lived experience to foster motivation and self-advocacy.

The CPSS collaborates with a treatment team to promote engagement, trauma-informed care, and transition planning within program boundaries.

Qualifications

• Current North Carolina CPSS credential or eligibility consistent with organizational and payer requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with adolescents and families in a structured residential setting.
• Knowledge of recovery-oriented systems of care, peer support principles, and professional boundaries.

Responsabilités

• Promote hope, engagement, and recovery-oriented participation through individual and group peer support interactions.
• Support residents in developing self-advocacy, coping skills, daily living routines, and community readiness.
• Assist with recovery planning, peer-based wellness activities, and linkage to mutual-help or youth recovery supports where appropriate.
• Collaborate with the treatment team regarding resident strengths, barriers, and engagement needs.
• Maintain role-appropriate documentation and communication.
• Support a positive peer culture and trauma-informed community environment.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills with adolescents

Recovery-oriented approach

Formation

North Carolina CPSS credential

Description du poste

Peer Support Specialist – Adolescent Residential (Marion, NC)

Oct 8, 2026

CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Program:Adolescent Residential Substance Use Treatment Program
Employment Status: Full-Time
Work Location: Marion, NC

Position Summary

The CPSS uses lived experience and recovery-oriented support skills to help residents build motivation, self-advocacy, hope, wellness routines, and connection to community supports. The CPSS models healthy recovery practices and assists residents with daily structure, skill development, and transition planning within the bounds of role and certification.

Minimum Qualifications

Current North Carolina CPSS credential or eligibility consistent with organizational and payer requirements.

Ability to work effectively with adolescents and families in a structured residential setting.

Knowledge of recovery-oriented systems of care, peer support principles, and professional boundaries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Promote hope, engagement, and recovery-oriented participation through individual and group peer support interactions.

Support residents in developing self-advocacy, coping skills, daily living routines, and community readiness.

Assist with recovery planning, peer-based wellness activities, and linkage to mutual-help or youth recovery supports where appropriate.

Collaborate with the treatment team regarding resident strengths, barriers, and engagement needs.

Maintain role-appropriate documentation and communication.

Support a positive peer culture and trauma-informed community environment.