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Department :
Psychiatry-Wake OASIS-412220
Career Area :
Health Professional (Physician / Nurse / Other)
Is this an internal only recruitment? :
Posting Open Date : 03 / 18 / 2024
03 / 18 / 2024
Application Deadline :
05 / 20 / 2024
Position Type :
Permanent Staff (SHRA)
Position Title :
Human Services Practitioner - Journey
Salary Grade Equivalent :
GN07
Working Title :
Peer Support Specialist
Position Number : 20062703
20062703
Vacancy ID : P018811
P018811
Full-time / Part-time Permanent / Time-Limited :
Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week : Work Schedule :
Work Schedule :
Monday Friday, 8am 5pm
Work Location : Wake County, NC
Wake County, NC
Position Location : North Carolina, US
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range : $41,000 - $50,000
$41,000 - $50,000
Pay Band Information :
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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care : We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
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Position Summary :
This position serves as the Peer Support Specialist (PSS) with the Encompass First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Program at the UNC Center for Excellence for Community Mental Health.
The Encompass Program aims to provide exceptional care and treatment to adolescents and young adults from 15-30 years of age with recent onset psychosis, or individuals at risk for psychosis in Wake County and beyond.
The Encompass Program is a coordinated specialty care clinic. Utilizing a team approach, Encompass provides wrap-around services to a diverse group of clients from various socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
The Peer Support Specialist is a fully integrated member of the Encompass FEP team, whose lived experience with mental illness and behavioral health services provides expertise that training and education cannot replicate.
The PSS provides highly individualized services in both office and community settings to promote self-determination and shared decision-making abilities for FEP participants.
Primary responsibilities include the provision of both formal and informal peer support services such as the facilitation of Wellness Recovery Action Planning, Wellness Management and Recovery and other manualized interventions, supporting individuals in pursuing personal recovery goals, and increasing community participation and socialization opportunities.
This position is located in Raleigh, NC.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :
Associate’s degree in a related Human Services discipline and two years of experience related to the area of assignment, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience :
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience :
Required Licenses / Certifications :
NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities :
Not Applicable.
Position / Schedule Requirements :
Evening work occasionally, Valid NC Driver’s License, Weekend work occasionally
Last updated : 2024-05-19
Full Time
$35k-66k (estimate)
04/06/2024
05/25/2024
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