Job description

Help Us Help People to Realize the Resilience That’s Within Them.

Do you enjoy helping people to achieve their goals and dreams?

Want to work for a company committed to supporting, educating, and empowering people to choose and achieve what is important to them?

Monarch NC, a provider of high-quality and trauma-informed care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance use disorders, is seeking a dedicated Peer Support Specialist to join our Mobile Clinic team in Rocky Mount, NC.

The Peer Support Specialist will provide peer support services to individuals in the community through Monarch’s Mobile Crisis Unit. This person will be a part of the interdisciplinary team to engage, provide support and resource information to people supported. The Mobile unit will travel daily and provide support in four NC counties.

Peer Support staff will be responsible for driving the 30-foot Mobile Clinic unit to each location daily – with day start/end in Rocky Mount.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide supportive services through the Mobile Clinic to assist individuals in the community to get linked to and access needed services.
• Responsible for daily driving of 30-foot Mobile clinic unit (similar to a recreational vehicle (RV)).
• Responsible for daily checks and maintenance of vehicle (inclusive of water and waste) as per checklist and procedures. Other tasks include but not limited to stocking of care supplies on the Mobile Clinic at start of shift and transfer of unused supplies into main building at the end of shift.
• Ensure Mobile Clinic is secure at end of shift.
• Emphasize personal safety, self-worth, confidence, growth, connection to the community, boundary setting, planning, self-advocacy, personal fulfillment, development of social supports, the helper principle, and effective communication skills.
• Assist individuals in making informed choices with regard to their care and services and other life decisions affecting their illness.
• Assist in the development of comprehensive crisis plans and work with people receiving services to effectively use their crisis plans.
• Assist with self-help, advocacy, pre-crisis support, and facilitating an individual with speaking with their employer regarding reasonable accommodations for psychiatric disability.
• Assist the individual supported in conjunction with other team members in developing goals in areas of need and assist in developing person-centered plans.
• Actively function as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide the highest quality of care to the individual.
• Communicate needs and progress of the person supported to supervisor and other professionals as requested.
• Engage in various skill-building activities such as learning how to maintain stable housing, bill paying, cleaning, organizing belongings, building social skills, locating improved housing situations, teaching the individual to identify and prepare healthy foods according to cultural and personal preferences of the individual served and his/her medical needs.
• Maintain positive working relationships within the communities served, including individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, and funders.
• Develop relationships and referral resources in the communities supported by the Mobile Clinic.
• Provide support as needed to meet the emotional, physical, and medical needs of each person supported.
• Facilitate person-centered, effective, positive relationships with people receiving services using positive approaches that promote self-determination in all areas of life.
• Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

To qualify, candidates must have the following:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• At least 1 year of experience working with people with mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
• Must have a valid and current North Carolina CPSS certification.
• Experience driving a large vehicle (30 foot+) is preferred.
• A valid Drivers License and insurance is also required.

We understand that in order for our professionals to take good care of our people, we need to take good care of them too. That’s why we offer the following benefits:

• Employee Care Fund for employees facing financial hardship as a result of unforeseen circumstances like a natural disaster, house fire or other emergencies!
• 10 paid company holidays
• Employee Development Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program

...and much more!

Come join us in our mission to support people with disabilities in growing toward their potential, reaching their dreams, and making their own informed choices about where they live, learn, work, play and worship. We look forward to working with you!

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Required)
• Mentoring: 1 year (Required)
• Shuttle driving: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• North Carolina CPSS (Required)

Work Location: One location

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