Regional Liaison

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 mission of the School of Social Work is to advance equity, transform systems, and improve lives. The School’s curriculum supports the mission and recognizes the uniqueness of the region served, including concerns for disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals, families, and communities. Classes provide rigorous and evidence‑based content, and give students the opportunity to explore theory, learn intervention skills and engage in challenging dialogue with colleagues.

The School works to become the leading school of social work for impact – generating knowledge with powerful and positive consequences.

The School of Social Work offers M.S.W. and Ph.D. degrees. Dual degrees are offered in Law, Public Health, Public Administration, and Divinity (with Duke University). The faculty members of the School of Social Work have strong collaborative relationships with many campus units such as the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Law, Government, Education, and the Department of City and Regional Planning as well as University Centers and Institutes such as the Cecil G.

Sheps Center for Health Services Research, the Carolina Population Center, the Center for Developmental Sciences, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and the Institute on Aging. We also maintain dynamic relationships with community agencies, state and federal government, and research groups in the Research Triangle Park and across the U.S.

To learn more about the School of Social Work, please visit our website at https://ssw.unc.edu/.

Position Summary

The School of Social Work ( SSW ) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for three (3) Regional Liaisons for the Public Service Leadership Program ( PSLP ) funded by ‘The Workforce is Here:
How to Support Thriving Communities and Healthy North Carolina Children, Individuals, Families, and Elders via Social Work Interventions and Research’ grant program. This initiative plans to develop and offer a statewide, three-tiered public service certificate for both pre‑service students at the high school, community college, undergraduate, and master’s levels as well as in‑service practitioners currently employed in public sector social work settings.

The purpose of these certifications is to spark interest in pursuing public sector career opportunities and, for those already engaged in the social work workforce, to add a credential to enable career progression and acquired competencies of advanced skills. Each certificate will encompass a core set of common elements: a degree and/or curriculum enhancement to leverage foundational instruction; a tuition‑free credential, with curriculum development and instructional costs incurred and covered through the initiative;

emphasis on direct service; content focused on North Carolina’s critical service delivery areas; a virtual delivery model to enhance accessibility; and a co‑instruction model of university faculty, agency professionals,…