Peer Support Specialist for Transition Management Services
Peer Support Specialist for Transition Management Services
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Location: Morganton NC
Position type: Full time
Must be a North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist
A Caring Alternative LLC (ACA) is a wellestablished 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.
To learn more about us visit our website at .
Why apply at A Caring Alternative
- We celebrate diversity so bring YOU! We want you to be proud and comfortable to bring your true self and we strive to enhance the value of our work through respectful curiosity of one anothers culture.
- Competitive Payrates! We offer a competitive rate of pay. Work related mileage is paid tax free.
- Be a Team Member! As a member of our team we are dedicated to promoting your talents skillset and energies to improve the environment and quality for those we serve. We are in the business of caring and committed to building an organization where our team can grow together by helping others.
- Strong Core Values! Join our valuesbased familyowned company with a culture that we care.
- Flexibility! We work in a team environment and promote flexibility. One of our core values is that our employees have a healthy worklife balance.
- Training! Solid training is provided & paid for by the company. Free CPR First Aid and NPI training. CEUs are available and external training is also paid for by company.
Benefits!We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees.
- 401(k) & Roth retirement plans
- 401(k) & Roth company matching
- 11 paid holidays
- Direct Deposit
- Paid Time Off accrual begins upon hire 100 hours first year plus 16 hrs sick time
- Major medical dental & vision insurance after 60 days
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Short term & longterm insurance
- Free Employee Assistance Program for financial emotional & legal help
Transition Management is a rehabilitation service intended to increase and restorean individuals ability to live successfully in the community by maintaining tenancy. TMS focuses on increasing the individuals 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 medical and health educational vocational and legal.
Job Duties include:
- Assist individuals in obtaining safe decent and affordable housing that follows his or her preferences in level of independence and location consistent with an evidence based Supportive Housing model.
- Apply for housing subsidies and housing programs.
- Assist the individual in developing amicable relationships with local landlords.
- Assist with the housing application and search process including locating available rental units identifying landlord partners completing applications identifying resources to cover application fees completing applications for eligible housing programs and transporting the individual during the housing search process.
- Assist in arranging for and supporting the details of the move such as utility connection purchase housing items to set up apartment (bedroom kitchen living room bathroom) and arrange transportation to move items to apartment.
- Assist the individual to improve ability to budget his or her money and pay bills.
Education and Experience Required:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Certified Peer Support Specialist in NC
- Must have two 2 year of adult behavioral health experienceworking with individuals with mental health or substance use disorders and have the knowledge skills and abilities required by the population and age to be served
Resume must include degree earned (major & minor) graduation month & year relevant employment dates including month and year and populations served.
A Caring Alternative LLC is a CARF accredited service provider with facilities in Asheville Hickory Marion and Morganton NC. A Caring Alternative LLC is CABHA certified and a Trauma Informed Agency. We provide an array of services to Alexander Buncombe Burke Catawba Caldwell Iredell McDowell and Mitchell counties which consist of Assertive Community Treatment Team Community Support Team Day Treatment Integrated Care Intensive InHome Medication Management Outpatient Therapy and Therapeutic Foster Care.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
