This position works within the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health on the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team covering Wake County and is based in Raleigh. ACT consists of professionals from multiple disciplines (including psychiatry, nursing, social work, rehabilitation counseling, and peer support) who use a team approach to meet the needs of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in community-based settings. ACT works according to a recovery-based philosophy and provides person-centered services addressing the breadth of an individual’s needs, helping him or her achieve their personal goals. ACT is generally the first responder and single point of responsibility for meeting the client’s needs, which necessitates higher frequency and intensity of services and a low staff-to-client ratio.

This position serves as the Peer Support Specialist within the ACT Team. The Peer Support Specialist is a specialty role required by the North Carolina Assertive Community Treatment Clinical Coverage Policy No. 8A-1, whose lived experience with mental illness and behavioral health services provides expertise that training and education cannot replicate. The Peer Support Specialist is a fully integrated team member who provides highly individualized services in the community and promotes the self-determination and shared decision-making abilities of individuals served by the ACT Team.

Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services discipline with coursework related to the area of assignment. Some positions may require certification to practice as a certified or licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification Board.

• Must be a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist. 
• Ability to use therapeutic counseling techniques to teach appropriate behaviors. 
• Ability to listen, understand and convey information in oral and written form to the population served, their families and others. 
• Experience working with adult mental health is required. 
• Must have effective written and interpersonal communication skills and work well within a team. 
• Valid driver’s license; position requires driving of a state vehicle, must have satisfactory driving record.
• ACT experience preferred.

Interested applicants should go to https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/272433 to apply.