Peer Support Specialist (PSS) – ACTT

📍 Mars Hill, NC
💰 $18.00–$22.00 per hour (based on education and experience)
🕒 Full-Time | Monday–Friday

Use Your Recovery Journey to Help Others Find Theirs

Pyramid Healthcare is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to join our Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in Mars Hill, NC.

As a Peer Support Specialist, you'll use your own lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery to inspire hope, build meaningful relationships, and empower individuals living with serious mental illness to achieve their recovery goals. ACTT is a community-based, "hospital without walls" program that delivers comprehensive behavioral health services directly where clients live, work, and thrive.

If you're passionate about helping others through shared experience and want to make a lasting impact in your community, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Certification (required)

• High School Diploma or GED (required)

• Personal lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery (required)

• Valid North Carolina driver's license with reliable transportation (required)

• Ability to work independently while collaborating within a multidisciplinary treatment team

• Strong communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills

What You'll Do

Peer Support & Recovery Coaching

• Build trusting, supportive relationships through shared lived experience.

• Encourage hope, resilience, and personal growth while supporting clients in achieving recovery goals.

• Facilitate recovery-focused, educational, and social groups.

• Assist clients with developing independent living skills and community integration.

• Provide or coordinate transportation to appointments, services, and community resources as needed.

Team Collaboration

• Participate in daily ACTT team meetings and contribute valuable peer perspectives.

• Collaborate with clinicians, nurses, case managers, and other team members to develop individualized treatment and recovery plans.

• Communicate effectively with referral sources, family members, and community providers to support continuity of care.

Documentation & Compliance

• Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation within the electronic health record.

• Maintain client records, releases of information, treatment documentation, and discharge planning.

• Assist with documenting daily team meetings and other required program records.

Crisis Response & Community Support

• Provide support during behavioral health crises and assist with crisis planning.

• Participate in rotating on-call responsibilities for after-hours support, when applicable.

• Help clients navigate community resources that promote long-term recovery, stability, employment, housing, and wellness.

Why Join Pyramid Healthcare?

• Competitive pay: $18.00–$22.00 per hour

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, and 401(k)

• Monday–Friday full-time schedule

• Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development

• Supportive, mission-driven culture focused on recovery and community impact

• Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families every day

Join Pyramid Healthcare and become part of a team that's transforming behavioral healthcare—one person, one family, and one community at a time.