Recovery Coach & Peer Support Specialist (ACTT)

Pyramid Healthcare Inc; Asheville (NC); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Healthcare Inc. seeks a compassionate Peer Support Specialist to join the Dual Diagnosis ACTT team in Asheville, NC. Use your lived recovery experience to build trust, guide individuals, and support their goals within a multidisciplinary team.

You will help design and update treatment plans, document care, and coordinate transportation to access community resources while facilitating recovery-focused groups and outreach efforts. Strong communication and dedication are essential.

Qualifications

• Lived experience within the criminal justice system is required.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.
• Passion for supporting recovery and community integration.

Responsibilities

• Use lived experience to offer hope, mentorship, and guidance to individuals in recovery.
• Collaborate as an active member of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Develop and update treatment plans to reflect individual mental health/substance use goals.
• Maintain accurate and timely client documentation, including medical records, ROI’s, CCP’s, and discharge/aftercare planning.
• Participate in and rotate responsibility for documenting daily team meetings.
• Provide or arrange transportation to help clients access community resources.
• Design and facilitate weekly social, educational, and recovery-focused groups.
• Conduct outreach, coordinate care, and maintain contact with referral sources.
• Support crisis planning and response, which may include emergency assessments, hospital diversion, and commitment procedures (as needed).

Skills

Lived experience

Strong communication

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Pyramid Healthcare Inc. seeks a compassionate Peer Support Specialist to join the Dual Diagnosis ACTT team in Asheville, NC. Use your lived recovery experience to build trust, guide individuals, and support their goals within a multidisciplinary team.

You will help design and update treatment plans, document care, and coordinate transportation to access community resources while facilitating recovery-focused groups and outreach efforts. Strong communication and dedication are essential.