Certified Peer Recovery Navigator

ACCES Employment; City of Kingston (NY); Sur place; USD 34 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ACCES Employment in Kingston, NY seeks an Outreach Certified Peer to engage individuals disconnected from services within a CCBHC model. You will draw on lived experience to offer support, build trust, and guide clients toward recovery, care, and community connection.

Responsibilities include meeting people where they are, helping define goals, navigating behavioral health systems, and linking to housing, benefits, and community supports while working in varied community settings, evenings and

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery and willingness to share your journey.
• Experience navigating behavioral health systems or related challenges.
• Strong interpersonal, active listening, and communication skills.
• Comfort working independently in field-based or community environments.
• Flexibility to work non-traditional hours (evenings, weekends, or early mornings).
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsabilités

• Engage individuals in community settings with empathy and belief in recovery.
• Help individuals define goals and pursue self-determined wellness.
• Use personal recovery story to demonstrate progress.
• Build trust through consistent, nonjudgmental support.
• Help navigate behavioral health and social services.
• Guide linkage to clinical care, housing, benefits, supports.
• Encourage participation in recovery-oriented activities.

Connaissances

Lived experience

Active listening

Empathy

Field-based work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Formation

New York State Peer Certification (Provisional or Full)

Description du poste

ACCES Employment in Kingston, NY seeks an Outreach Certified Peer to engage individuals disconnected from services within a CCBHC model. You will draw on lived experience to offer support, build trust, and guide clients toward recovery, care, and community connection.

Responsibilities include meeting people where they are, helping define goals, navigating behavioral health systems, and linking to housing, benefits, and community supports while working in varied community settings, evenings and