CPR Certification, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Driver's License, First Aid, Healthcare, Legal, Mentoring, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Chapel Hill, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Standards-Based Solutions Behavior Healthcare Resources seeks Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS) to assist clients with Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Employment, and Community Reintegration.
Specific tasks include but are not limited to providing recovery-based support, self-help strategies, housing resource referrals, social skill-building, and community participation.
Responsibilities/Duties:
Serves as an advocate and role model for recovery and wellness, participates in team meetings, and collaborates in the wellness planning process.
Guides and encourages clients in taking responsibility for and actively participating in their recovery.
Assists client with self-determination and decision-making.
Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions to encourage wellness and re
Promotes self-advocacy to the individual, and setting goals,
Provides support to empower the individual in exercising his or her legal rights within the community.
Facilitate treatment plans, goals, and objectives at varying therapeutic levels.
Provide constructive feedback to clients.
Qualifications:
Previous experience as Certified Peer Support Specialist, mentor, teacher, tutor, or other related fields
Ability to build and establish rapport with clients.
Working knowledge of mental health and substance abuse