CST Certified Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
The CST Peer Support Specialist provides life experience with mental illness; substance use and behavioral health services that professional training cannot replicate. This experience is relevant to and commensurate with the experiences of members served by CST. The Peer Support Specialist focuses on increasing the individual’s ability to live as independently as possible, managing the illness, and reestablishing his or her community roles related to the following life domains: emotional, social, safety, housing, mental and physical health, educational, vocational, and legal. This is a community-based position with daily travel in the service area that may work outside of traditional business hours. The service area for this position is Wake and surrounding counties.
Requirements
- QP status preferred
- A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalency required
- Must be a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist
- Must be or have been a recipient of mental health services
- Must have current, unrestricted, NC driver’s license and current vehicle insurance to provide own transportation for the position
Nice To Haves
- QP status
Responsibilities
- Increasing the individual’s ability to live as independently as possible
- Managing the illness
- Reestablishing his or her community roles related to the following life domains: emotional, social, safety, housing, mental and physical health, educational, vocational, and legal
Benefits
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits + an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, as needed
- We provide all work tools
- Supervision for licensure!
- We are a Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifier
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
