Health Care Technician II (Peer Support Specialist) - Cherry Hospital

About the role

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a large agency responsible for various health and human services. This position is within the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate groups such as Peer Support and formal Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) classes within the treatment mall program.
• Provide 1:1 peer support intervention for individual patients as requested by the treatment team.
• Serve as a member of the hospital’s Hope & Wellness Center Design Team and various hospital committees and work groups.
• Participate in Treatment Team meetings.

Requirements

• Knowledge of mental health and/or substance use recovery principles, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention strategies, and person-centered approaches.
• Ability to facilitate peer support groups, advocate for peers, and assist individuals in navigating healthcare and social service systems.
• Ability to communicate both written and verbally.
• Must be a certified peer support specialist.

Qualifications

• Some state job postings allow for qualification through an “equivalent combination of education and experience.”
• High school or General Educational Development diploma and one year of related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of mental health and/or substance use recovery principles, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention strategies, and person-centered approaches.
• Ability to facilitate peer support groups, advocate for peers, and assist individuals in navigating healthcare and social service systems.
• Ability to communicate both written and verbally.
• Must be a certified peer support specialist.

Benefits

This position offers an excellent benefits package, loan repayment opportunities, employment stability, and rewarding professional opportunities. There is also a Sign-on bonus of $2,500 available to the successful applicant, contingent on the 2025-2026 Budget Approval.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $32,444 - $48,665, with a recruitment range of $39,312 - $43,302.

Schedule

The position requires working 30 to 40 hours per week to be eligible for the Sign-on bonus.