Services for the Underserved
Peer Specialist
Brooklyn, NY, US
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About the role
- Supporting independence and community inclusion, S:US' Treatment Services division promotes person-centered services that focus on recovery.
- We apply evidence-based practice, data-driven accountability, compassion and dedication to our work.
- Our mission to bring opportunity to all includes recognizing and amplifying the diverse strengths of the people we serve and our teams.
Responsibilities
- Create a sense of community through the mutual sharing of lived experiences.
- Create professional boundaries when working with participants.
- Maintain a caseload
- Undertake outreach activities designed to promote community awareness of S:US services.
- Develop authentic, meaningful relationships with individuals and families through empathy, listening and collaborating with genuine curiosity and interest.
- Support participants in strengthening their self-awareness, building life skills, and connecting to resources and community outside of the S:US team.
Nice to have
- Certification or Provisional certification as a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) OASAS and or OMH /CRPA certification
- Active participation in self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs, or participant run organizations or similar experiences or programs required.
- Understanding of the community in which the team is based with an awareness of available community resources.
- Experience working with families and youth /children
- Demonstrate good interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to and effectively work with participants.
- Must possess the ability/ willingness to disclose their recovery story (where appropriate) for the purposes of empowerment.
- Excellent judgment/ ability to understand boundaries when working with participants is required.
- Have a clear understanding of community diversity and needs
Compensation
- Min USD $21.63/Hr.
Benefits
- Advocates for and facilitate access to needed health care services, proactively addressing potential barriers such as missed appointments, transportation, fear and stigma, and communication with professional staff.
- Facilitate individual and group-based educational, recovery, wellness and skill building opportunities including: wellness self-management; WRAP; peer support; harm reduction; and other social or leisure activities.
- Collaborate with participants to clarify their personal visions and develop their wellness toolkit.
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