Community-Based Peer Specialist- Assertive Community Treatment

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

PURPOSE:

To serve as a role model and advocate for clients receiving ACT services out in the community. Assist in the areas of entitlements, self-advocacy and empowerment, daily activities, housing and employment. Teach independent living skills. Function as a full member of the ACT team providing evidenced based interventions as part of the ACT model. The majority of this role is conducted in the community and is not site specific.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide concrete service delivery to clients (i.e. benefits/entitlements), as per program needs.
• Lead and co-lead a variety of recovery groups on issues of self-advocacy, entitlements, daily living activities, housing issues, employment readiness, smoking cessation, substance use disorders and other groups as deemed appropriate.
• Communicate with collaterals and other agency staff on behalf of clients to assist case management staff as needed.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision and discharge planning discussion.
• Appropriately document individual and groups notes in electronic health records.
• Assists in various duties (as needed) for the program
• Maintain resource materials on recovery for client use.
• Conduct weekly in person visits for clients currently residing in homeless shelters and assigned to the ACT
• program and/or in client’s homes or elsewhere in the community where the client is accessible.
• Train consumers in peer advocacy skills, harm reduction skills and affect management skills.
• Escort clients to doctors, court, interviews and other appointments as needed.

• Teach independent living skills such as cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, how to manage medication adherence.

• Complete Relapse Prevention plans with clients.
• Conduct diligent searches for missing clients including outreaches to DHS, hospitals, web searches as well as making in person physical attempts to locate clients.
• May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to their job responsibilities.

Skills and/or Experience Required:

• Relevant life experience preferred.
• Familiarity with NYS Entitlements, Housing and Mental Health Service Delivery System.
• Basic computer skills a plus.

Communication Skills:

• Ability to articulate the company’s philosophy, mission and goals to a varied audience.
• Ability to author and to present effective and persuasive speeches and presentations to various groups including clients, management and employees.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints, including those of a sensitive and confidential nature, from any of the following, if applicable, under a variety of circumstances, including adversarial situations: clients, consumers, managers, employees, regulatory agencies, arbitrators, union representatives, vendors, or applicants.
• Ability to effectively present information to clients, top management and staff in verbal and written formats.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to perform basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.

Reasoning Skills:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work within general guidelines and minimal supervision.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and execute responsibilities in the face of conflicting priorities or unexpected situations.
• Ability to recognize the need for confidentiality of information and to maintain such confidences.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED

• High School Diploma, GED or some post-secondary education preferred, as is experience with a similar population in a community setting. NY Peer Specialist certification is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Must be comfortable with public transportation, traveling in the community, as this position requires 80% of the time in the field and 20% in the office. This individual must be comfortable walking and standing for long periods of time.