Certified Peer Support Specialist - Community Based (Brunswick County, NC)

IMPORTANT: You must be an active Certified Peer Support Specialist in North Carolina in order to be considered for this position.

We are actively hiring for a Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our team serving New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties in NC. This role delivers mental and behavioral health services to clients in the community and requires regular daily travel.

What are the perks?

• No Late Nights or Weekends!
• Highly competitive total compensation package with medical, dental, and vision!
• 4 weeks (160 hours) of Paid Time Off in your first year!
• Mileage reimbursement for travel!

Job Description:
The Certified Peer Support Specialist works with individuals experiencing mental health or substance abuse issues in residential, workplace, and community settings.

About the Company:
Broadstep has been a leader in providing a continuum of physical, emotional, and mental support for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), mental illness, and co-occurring disorders for over 45 years.

Broadstep’s North Carolina business provides community-based mental health and substance abuse programs focused on the concept of whole person care and wellness. We are CARF Accredited.

Go to https://www.broadstep.com/ to learn more about the company.

Job Type: This is a full-time position working in the community (this is not a remote position). This role requires travel throughout New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties in NC. Mileage reimbursement is provided.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm, with flexibility to accommodate client schedules.

Job Duties:

• Assist program participants in the development of skills, confidence, and relationships as they resume independent living.
• Assisting consumers in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Provide direct peer counseling based on your own lived experiences.
• Help participants understand and employ recovery strategies.
• Assisting consumers in determining the objectives the consumers’ needs to take in order to reach their recovery goals.
• Assisting with setting up self-help groups.
• Teaching problem solving skills.
• Teaching how to identify and overcome fears.
• Supporting vocational choices.
• Assisting in building social skills.
• Attending treatment team meetings.
• Role modeling recovery experience.
• Assisting with housing.
• Identifying self-help strategies.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Active Certification as a Certified Peer Support Specialist in North Carolina
• Valid Driver’s License and proof of current car insurance

What We Offer:

• Competitive total compensation packages
• 4 weeks of paid time off in your first year!
• Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Life Insurance
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
• Continuing Education Courses

Broadstep, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.
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