SHIELD Peer Support Counselor (Eastern Region)
Core
Provides confidential, nonclinical emotional support to employees of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, assisting with work-related stress, critical incidents, and personal challenges.
Role type
Peer Support Counselor
Builds
Employee wellness initiatives and support services for correctional staff
Domain
Public Safety / Corrections / Human Services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Empathy, confidentiality, professional boundaries, outreach, resource connection
Preferred skills
Peer support principles, corrections environment experience, trust-building, travel within North Carolina
Responsibilities
Offer individual peer support, respond to critical incidents, provide follow-up assistance, connect employees to resources, conduct outreach and education, support agency wellness initiatives
Seniority
Individual Contributor