Community-Based Peer Specialist - ACT & Outreach

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services seeks a community-based ACT advocate to model recovery, support entitlements, and empower clients in daily living. The role emphasizes in-field work 80% of the time, with documentation in electronic health records and collaboration with the ACT team.

The candidate should have NYS entitlements familiarity, a NY Peer Specialist certification, and solid communication skills for group facilitation and outreach. Public transportation use is expected.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED or some post-secondary education preferred; NY Peer Specialist certification is required.
• Familiarity with NYS Entitlements, Housing and Mental Health Service Delivery System.
• Basic computer skills are a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Provide concrete service delivery to clients (benefits/entitlements).
• Lead and co-lead recovery groups on self-advocacy, entitlements, daily living activities, housing issues, employment readiness, and related topics.
• Communicate with collaterals and agency staff to assist case management.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision and discharge planning discussion.
• Document individual and group notes in electronic health records.
• Assist in various duties for the program as needed.
• Maintain recovery resources for client use.
• Conduct weekly in-person visits for clients in homeless shelters or in the community.
• Train consumers in peer advocacy, harm reduction, and affect management skills.
• Escort clients to doctors, court, interviews and other appointments.
• Teach independent living skills such as cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, and medication adherence.
• Complete Relapse Prevention plans with clients.
• Conduct diligent searches for missing clients via outreach to DHS, hospitals, web searches and in-person attempts.
• May be assigned other tasks reasonably related to job responsibilities.

Conocimientos

Life experience

NYS entitlements familiarity

Mental health service delivery system

Basic computer skills

Communication skills

Public transportation comfortable

Educación

High School Diploma

NY Peer Specialist certification

Descripción del empleo

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services seeks a community-based ACT advocate to model recovery, support entitlements, and empower clients in daily living. The role emphasizes in-field work 80% of the time, with documentation in electronic health records and collaboration with the ACT team.

The candidate should have NYS entitlements familiarity, a NY Peer Specialist certification, and solid communication skills for group facilitation and outreach. Public transportation use is expected.