Recovery Peer Support Specialist – Addiction Medicine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill) Psychiatry Department seeks a full-time Human Services Practitioner to serve as a Peer Support Specialist within the Addiction Medicine Program, including the outpatient STAR clinic and the ATLAS mobile clinic.

This position uses lived experience to help individuals achieve stability, coordinate referrals, and provide direct care in clinic and community settings, with a 40-hour week in Robeson County, NC.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Providing recovery and peer support services
• Functioning as a member of the addiction medicine program
• Promoting the recovery culture of the organization
• Contributing to the clinical integrity of the addiction medicine program
• Supporting in the technical needs of ATLAS mobile clinic, to include assisting with collection of urine drug screens, driving, stocking and restocking items needed by patients, peer support specialists, and clinical staff.

Education

Associate’s degree in a related Human Services discipline

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill) Psychiatry Department seeks a full-time Human Services Practitioner to serve as a Peer Support Specialist within the Addiction Medicine Program, including the outpatient STAR clinic and the ATLAS mobile clinic.

This position uses lived experience to help individuals achieve stability, coordinate referrals, and provide direct care in clinic and community settings, with a 40-hour week in Robeson County, NC.