Peer Support Specialist Substance Use Disorder Services

Overview

Job Location: Morganton, NC.
Position Type: Full time.
Requirement: NC Peer Support Specialist certification listed on the NCCPSSP and one (1) year of professional adult substance use work experience.

A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina. The agency was founded on the belief that when people truly care and are willing to go the extra mile, we will not only improve lives, but we will also create success in the lives of the people we support.

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• We celebrate diversity, encouraging you to bring your true self and valuing cultural differences.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Work-related mileage paid tax free.
• Team environment that supports growth, teamwork, and improving outcomes for those we serve.
• Strong core values as a values-based, family-owned company with a caring culture.
• Flexibility and a healthy work-life balance.
• Training provided and paid for by the company, including Free CPR, First Aid, and NPI training. CEUs and external training may also be paid for.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees:

• Company laptop provided for most positions.
• 401(k) and Roth retirement plans, with company matching.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Direct deposit and PTO accrual begins at hire (100 hours first year).
• Major medical, dental, and vision insurance plus 16 hours paid sick time after 60 days.
• Company-paid life insurance; short-term and long-term disability available.
• Employee Assistance Program for free financial, emotional, and legal help.

SUD services provide structured individual and group addiction activities at an outpatient program designed to help adults begin recovery and learn skills for maintenance. These services are offered during day and evening hours to support residents in their communities, while continuing work or school and family life.

Role: The SUD Peer Support Specialist serves individuals with SUD, using their own life experiences and professional training to help others with these conditions, and identifying and achieving specific life and recovery goals.

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and consultation to individuals receiving SUD services to promote recovery, self-advocacy, and self-direction.
• Promote wellness management strategies, including delivering manualized interventions (e.g., Wellness Recovery Action Planning or Illness Management and Recovery).
• Serve as an active member of the SUD team and facilitate the Person-Centered Plan process for individuals assigned to them.
• Assist with planning for group sessions and lead group sessions.
• Input in the assessment of consumer risk and develop safety plans.
• Monitor biochemical assay results and develop appropriate interventions for positive drug screens.

• Ability to perform tasks on the computer, including Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel) and other basic programs.
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Pass criminal background check and other regulatory checks.
• Provide proof of education.

• NC Peer Support Specialist certification
• One (1) year of professional adult substance use work experience
• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and organizational skills; high proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

A Caring Alternative, LLC is a CARF-accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville, Hickory, Marion, Statesville and Morganton, NC. ACA is CABHA certified and a Trauma-Informed Agency. We serve Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Caldwell, Iredell, McDowell, and Mitchell counties, offering services including Assertive Community Treatment Team, Community Support Team, Day Treatment, Integrated Care, Intensive In-Home, Medication Management, Outpatient Therapy, and Therapeutic Foster Care.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Established in 2006, A Caring Alternative, LLC (ACA) is a well-established comprehensive care agency providing behavioral health and substance use disorder services to adults, adolescents, and children in Western North Carolina, proudly serving the community since 2006.