Peer Support Specialist: Recovery Advocate & Community Guide

Daymark Recovery Service; Reidsville (NC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

Employee assistance program

Referral bonuses

Training program

Life insurance

Short term disability

Job summary

Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is seeking a Peer Support Specialist for Off-Site work in Rockingham County.

You bring lived experience with mental health challenges or substance use and provide consumer education, advocacy, self-help skills, and WRAP planning under indirect supervision to empower clients. You will assist housing stability, education/employment goals, relapse prevention, and build peer networks while collaborating with professionals and families.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental illness or substance use; recovery is essential.
• High school diploma or GED required; five years of recovery experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide consumer education and advocacy to clients.
• Deliver self-help skills, WRAP planning and pre-crisis support.
• Assist housing stability and independent living skills development.
• Support education/employment goals and connect with services.
• Collaborate with professionals and families; manage crisis planning.
• Maintain ~75% time in billable direct service per week.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Five years recovery life experience

Job description

Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is seeking a Peer Support Specialist for Off-Site work in Rockingham County.

You bring lived experience with mental health challenges or substance use and provide consumer education, advocacy, self-help skills, and WRAP planning under indirect supervision to empower clients. You will assist housing stability, education/employment goals, relapse prevention, and build peer networks while collaborating with professionals and families.