CSTCertifiedPeerSupportSpecialist

# **Make a Difference in Someone’s Life!** At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury. # **You Belong at Monarch** You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you’ll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive [benefits package](https://monarchnc.org/careers/benefits/) that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders. # **Job Highlights:** # **This Opportunity:** The primary responsiblities of the CST Certified Peer Support Specialist are to provide individualized services in the community and promote individual self-determination and decision making. CST Certified Peer Support Specialists also provide essential expertise and consultation to the staff to proimote a culture in which each individual's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatement, rehabilitation, and community self help. # **What You 'll Do:** • Serves as an active member of the CST, participates in team meetings, and provides input into the person-centered planning process. • Carry out duties as a member of the CST staff, under the direction of the CST Team Leader. • Guides and encourages beneficiaries to take responsibility for and actively participate in their own recovery. • Assists the beneficiary with self-determination and decision-making. • Models recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal action to encou