Empowerment-Focused Peer Advocate

Transitional Services for New York, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Transitional Services for New York, Inc. (TSINY) seeks a Peer Advocate Specialist for its Empowerment Center in Jamaica, Queens, NY.

The position is part-time and requires lived experience with mental health services to provide peer support, education, and advocacy for consumers seeking empowerment and recovery. Responsibilities include counseling, education workshops, information about entitlements, and community outreach.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or a combination of education and relevant experience to total four years.
• Graduate of a Peer Advocate training program.
• Must have lived experience with the mental health system.

Responsibilities

• Peer counseling and mental health education.
• Information and entitlement workshops.
• Advocacy and housing-related services support.
• Homeless outreach and consumer rights education.
• Conflict resolution and self-help services.
• ADL training and voter education/political action.
• Interpersonal skill development and social network building.

Skills

Peer counseling

Mental health education

Information workshops

Advocacy training

Entitlement workshops

Housing-related services

Homeless outreach

Consumer rights education

Conflict resolution

Substance abuse counseling

Cultural sensitivity training

Self-help services

ADL training

Voter education/political action

Interpersonal skill development

Telephone outreach

Education

High School diploma or equivalent with four years total experience

Graduate of a Peer Advocate training program

Job description

Transitional Services for New York, Inc. (TSINY) seeks a Peer Advocate Specialist for its Empowerment Center in Jamaica, Queens, NY.

The position is part-time and requires lived experience with mental health services to provide peer support, education, and advocacy for consumers seeking empowerment and recovery. Responsibilities include counseling, education workshops, information about entitlements, and community outreach.