Job Title: TASC Peer Support Specialist
Location: Bladen, Columbus, and Brunswick Counties
Hours: 40 hours/week, Full Time, M-F, Non-Exempt
Coastal Horizons Center seeks a dedicated and qualified Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our team. This position offers a unique opportunity to support justice-involved individuals by providing peer support services within the TASC (Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities) program. The ideal candidate will collaborate with the TASC Care Manager, community partners/resources, justice systems, and service providers to help individuals access housing, transportation, employment, and medical services. We have this specific opportunity located in:
Bladen, Columbus, and Brunswick Counties (Whiteville, NC is the primary office)
The PSS promotes consumer engagement in TASC or other justice-related services, therapy with clinicians, engagement with psychiatric appointments, involvement and engagement with wellness services and recovery support, and engagement with primary care; completes all tracking and reporting requirements for outcomes and evaluation and documents services provided; and assists clients in a variety of ways – transportation, sharing of personal recovery stories, etc. The PSS works directly with the Bladen, Columbus, and Brunswick County TASC Care Managers to ensure continuity of care and engages in a team approach in the provision of services with TASC, probation, treatment providers, and support services.
REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Diploma/Equivalent or higher, combined with knowledge of wellness and recovery-based concepts. Lived experiences with mental health and/or substance use disorders and at least one year of recovery. Must have completed the Peer Support Specialist Certification Program.
SALARY: The salary range for the position is $39,000-$41-000, medical/dental insurance, life insurance, LTD disability insurance, retirement savings plan/401K, and paid time off programs.
Please mail, fax, or email your resume and cover letter to: (no phone calls please)
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc.
ATTN: TASC AC
615 Shipyard Blvd.
Wilmington, NC. 28412
Fax: 910-790-0189
Email: [email protected]
Skills Required
- Completed Peer Support Specialist Certification Program / Certified Peer Support Specialist
- Diploma or equivalent (high school diploma or higher)
- Knowledge of wellness and recovery-based concepts
- Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use disorders and at least one year of recovery
What We Do
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. is a nationally accredited, non-profit human service organization in southeastern North Carolina. Its mission is to promote choices for healthier lives, stronger families, and safer communities through evidence-based professional services. These include substance use and mental health treatment, crisis intervention, primary care, justice, and veteran services, serving over half of the counties in North Carolina.
