Employment Peer Mentor - Chapel Hill, United States - InsideHigherEd

InsideHigherEd Chapel Hill, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Department:

Psychiatry-Centr of Excel-Dept-412216

Career Area:

Health Professional (Physician/Nurse/Other)

Is this an internal only recruitment?:

Posting Open Date :

02/14/2024

Application Deadline:

05/23/2024

Position Type:

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title:

Human Services Prog Spprt Tech - Advanced

Salary Grade Equivalent:

GN05

Working Title:

Employment Peer Mentor

Position Number:

Vacancy ID:

P018700

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited:

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm with flexibility for occasional evenings or weekends

Work Location:

Carrboro, NC

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range:

$38,500 - $44,000

Pay Band Information:

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

Be a Tar Heel:

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing 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. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
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.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary:

This position serves as an Employment Peer Mentor, a fully integrated member of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment Team. IPS-Supported Employment is an evidence-based service model aimed at assisting individuals with SPMI/SMI to successfully gain and maintain competitive employment in market jobs. Responsibilities of the Employment Peer Mentor include:
* Promote self-determination, recovery, self-advocacy, and self-direction for individuals served by IPS.
* Assist individuals in identifying strengths, wellness goals, setting objectives, and identifying barriers related to employment.
* Explore career and educational aspirations.
* Attend treatment team meetings to promote the use of self-directed advocacy tools.
* Assist in goal planning and participate in the development of the Employment Plan.
* Model self-advocacy skills for addressing disclosure issues or requesting job accommodations.
* Teach wellness management strategies and help develop self-management plans and tools to use in and outside of the workplace.
* Use manualized strategies such as Illness Management and Recovery (IMR), Wellness Management and Recovery (WMR), Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Vocational IMR, and others.
* Connect individuals to support groups in the community to learn from other peers, promote hope, problem solve through work situations, and decrease social isolation.
* Provide education to increase the IPS team's understanding of self-advocacy and peer support roles and promote a culture in which beneficiary's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into service delivery.
* Share their personal story to model how to choose, obtain, and keep employment.
* Support making informed decisions about employment and building community connections.
* Build social skills in the community that enhance job acquisition and tenure.
* Provide psychiatric rehabilitation interventions that support employment and educational goals.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Must be a NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS).
* A Peer Support Specialist is an individual with lived experience of behavioral health issues (mental health and/or substance use) who is in recovery and uses their personal experience to inform their perspective and support others.
* Must have a valid NC Driver's License. Driving a state vehicle may be required, candidates must have a satisfactory driving record.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Experience working in community-based mental health services is preferred.
* Experience working in supported employment is preferred.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

Valid NC driver's license.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements:

Evening work occasionally, Night work occasionally, Valid NC Driver's License

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