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Help Us Help People to Realize the Resilience Thats 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 an experienced Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our Assertive Community Treatment team in Charlotte, NC.

The Certified Peer Support Specialist will provide individualized services in the community and promote individual self-determination and decision-making. ACTT Peer Support Specialists also provide essential expertise and consultation to the staff to promote a culture in which each individuals point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help.

Responsibilities include:

• Carry out duties as a member of the Assertive Community Treatment Team staff, under the direction of the Assertive Community Treatment Team Leader.
• Participate in comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (onset, course, and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, risk behaviors, and accomplishments), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs and alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
• Contribute to the program's ongoing assessment of participants mental illness symptoms and participants response to treatment. Share observations and concerns with the staff for consultation and direction and takes appropriate action.
• Provide direct services to participants on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom-management techniques and promote personal growth and development by assisting participants to cope with internal and external stresses and move ahead with their goals.
• Provide work-related supportive services, such as assistance securing necessary clothing and grooming supplies, wake-up calls, transportation.
• Provide ongoing assessment, problem solving, side-by-side services, skill teaching, support (prompts, assignments, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist participants with activities of daily living.
• Assist participants to find and maintain a safe and affordable place to live--apartment hunting, finding a roommate, landlord negotiations, cleaning, furnishing and decorating, and procuring necessities (telephone, furniture, utility hook-up). Assist and support them to perform household activities, including house cleaning and laundry.
• Assist and support participants in obtaining adequate financial support (help to gain employment and apply for entitlements). Teach money-management skills (budgeting and paying bills) and assist participants in accessing financial services such as bank checking and savings accounts.
• Help participants to access reliable transportation (obtain a driver's license and car and car insurance, arrange for cabs, use public transportation, find rides).
• Assist and support participants to have and effectively use a personal primary care physician and dentist, and eye doctor if they wear glasses.
• Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities to help participants structure their time, increase social experiences, and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
• Drive and travel may be required.
• Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Must have at least one of the following North Carolina licenses or certifications: CPSS.
• At least 1 year of post-graduate experience working with people with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental health issues or substance abuse issues.
• A valid Driver's License is also required.

Benefits

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

• Employee Care Fund for Monarch staff facing financial hardship as a result of unforeseen circumstances like a natural disaster, house fire or other emergencies!
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, including 10 paid company holidays
• Our company qualifies for the Student Loan Forgiveness Program!
• Employee Development Program
• Employee Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program