Peer Support Specialist, Child Crisis
Company: Monarch
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
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 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: Experience serving LGBTQ youth is highly preferred.
This Opportunity: The Peer Support Specialist, Child Crisis is
primarily responsible for supporting people to achieve their
personal goals while enhancing the development of their natural
supports, as well as coping and self-management skills. This
position utilizes personal experience with mental health or
substance abuse issues to assist others in achieving desired
outcomes. What You'll Do: Share lived experience to support,
encourage and enhance a person supported treatment and recovery,
including possessing recovery-oriented skills and knowledge. Model
and mentor recovery values, attitudes, beliefs and personal actions
to encourage wellness and resilience for a person supported and
promote a recovery environment. Explore with the individual
supported the importance and creation of wellness identify through
open sharing and challenging viewpoints. Promote an individual’s
opportunity for personal growth by identifying teachable moments
for building relationship skills to empower the individual and
enhance personal responsibility. Model and share examples of
healthy social interactions and facilitate familiarity with, and
connection to, the local community. Participate in team meetings
and provides input into the development of comprehensive crisis
plans, including WRAP plan, identifying goals and areas of need and
works with the individual to effectively use their plans. Guides
and encourages the individual to take responsibility for and
actively participate in their own recovery. Assist the individual
with self-determination and decision-making while teaching and
promoting self-advocacy. Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs,
and personal action to encourage wellness and resilience through
groups and while working with individual in the community. Assist
with crisis interventions as necessary Assist in the development of
relapse prevention and disease management strategies. Communicates
and documents encounters and contacts, including groups and
individual contact to submit for billing, group notes and
individual progress notes in the electronic health record.
Maintains positive working relationships with the communities
served, including individuals, families, staff, monitoring and
licensing agencies, and other stakeholders. Drive and travel as
needed. Provide transportation and/or arrange transportation for
individuals. Attend staff meetings and other required meetings.
Maintain all required training by attending and actively
participating in meetings and all required trainings. Maintain
certification in all agency, state and federal training
requirements. Education We're Looking For: High School Diploma
(Required) Certifications We're Looking For: Certified Peer Support
Specialist (CPSS) - State Division of Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (USA), Drivers License
(Valid) - USA Experience We're Looking For: Experience working with
children/adolescents with a mental health diagnosis and/or
substance use disorder | 1 year | Required&xa;Lived experience
and a personal recovery story related to mental illness or
substance use. | Required Schedule: Monday-Friday (8:00am-4:30pm)
Target Weekly Hours: 40 Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support
and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity
employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating
all forms of diversity. Monarch does not accept paper applications.
Any person with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation
under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position
or otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection
process, should contact HR@MonarchNC.org or call (704) 986-1550.
This job description in no way implies that these are the only
duties and responsibilities to be performed. You will be required
to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties
and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job
description is subject to revision at the discretion of
Monarch.
Keywords: Monarch, Charlotte , Peer Support Specialist, Child Crisis, Social Services , Charlotte, North Carolina
