Certified Peer Support Specialist

At Exhale Integrative Services, LLC, we provide compassionate, high-quality mental health care through an integrative approach grounded in evidence-based practices. Our CARF-aligned programs serve children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families—both in our clinic and in community settings. At Exhale Integrative Services, LLC, our mission is to provide compassionate and comprehensive support to children, adolescents, and adults facing life challenges. We believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality mental health services byusing INTEGRATED evidence based practices.

We are committed to helping our families achieve their best possible well being and overall health by EMBRACING and RESTORING their MENTAL HEALTH.

We are dedicated to offering a comprehensive range of services designed to address the evolving needs of our community. These services include evidence-based interventions, school-based and outpatient therapy, psychiatric evaluations and treatment, Community Support, and substance
use services, among others.

The primary goal of this position is to deliver Peer Support Services to individuals living with mental health and/or substance use disorders who are engaged in Permanent Supportive Housing and the Transition to Community Living program. These services are aimed at enhancing individuals’ ability to successfully maintain independent living in the community by supporting
their tenancy.

Peer Support Services with a tenancy focus are intended for individuals who are already stably housed but continue to need assistance with maintaining housing, strengthening community involvement, building social supports, and improving overall quality of life. This service acts asa step-down from more intensive programs (such as Community Support Team or Transition Management Services), providing a lighter level of support to individuals who have maintained stable housing for at least 90 days following lease initiation but still benefit from continued tenancy-related support.

• Collaborates with the client’s therapists to determine the individual’s status and response to treatment; symptom assessment and management;
• Provide individual supportive counseling using the WRAP model;
• Assists and supports activities-of-daily-living, social, interpersonal relationships, and leisure-time-activity services;
• Provides highly individualized services in the community and promotes individual self-determination and decision-making.
• Collaborates with therapists and medical providers to promote a culture in which each individual’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities.
• Works a non-traditional schedule and make themselves available as needed to meet with clients as frequently as needed and at times convenient to them, be available after-hoursand go to clients’ homes quickly after hours as needed in crises. Also, available to clients
  24/7 in the event of a crisis
• Complete Community Engagement events to engage client into services.
• Demonstrate fidelity to the CST Model as measured by internal and external quality audits.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly CST team meetings.

• Education:
  
  Qualifications:
  
  High school Diploma/GED
• Licensure/ Certification:
  Must hold a current NC Certification for Peer Support Specialists. Must complete CST training approved by NC DHHS or MCO within required timelines.
• Preferred
  
  Skills:
  
  Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and sensitivity to diverse populations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; clinician-level fluency in English.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable…