Certified Peer Specialist: Recovery & Support Leader

New York State Office of Mental Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Tuition assistance

Career advancement

Paid time off

Retirement programs

Job summary

New York State Office of Mental Health is seeking a Certified Peer Specialist to provide direct mental health services across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, community support programs, and residential settings. You would role-model recovery, teach self-help techniques, and assist recipients in setting rehabilitation goals.

Responsibilities include educating recipients on coping strategies, helping build support networks, and guiding peers through recovery processes with respect to personal

Responsibilities

• As a Certified Peer Specialist, you would provide direct mental health services to recipients in emergency, inpatient, outpatient, community support programs, and residential settings. You would serve as a role model for recipients and educate recipients about self-help techniques and self-help group process; teach them effective coping strategies, sometimes based on personal experience; assist them in clarifying their goals for rehabilitation and recovery; and help them to develop support systems.

Job description

New York State Office of Mental Health is seeking a Certified Peer Specialist to provide direct mental health services across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, community support programs, and residential settings. You would role-model recovery, teach self-help techniques, and assist recipients in setting rehabilitation goals.

Responsibilities include educating recipients on coping strategies, helping build support networks, and guiding peers through recovery processes with respect to personal