Field-Based Recovery Outreach Peer

Access: Supports for Living; City of Kingston (NY); Vor Ort; USD 52.000 - 58.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

40 hours weekly

Competitive pay

Zusammenfassung

Access: Supports for Living in Kingston, NY seeks an Outreach Certified Peer to engage individuals disconnected from services, meeting them where they are to support recovery journeys. This CCBHC role is 40 hours weekly with pay rates of $25 for provisional and $28 for full certification.

You will build trust, provide empathetic, nonjudgmental support, connect people to clinical care, housing, benefits, and community resources, and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to promote hopeful

Qualifikationen

• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, and willingness to share your journey to inspire others.
• Experience navigating behavioral health systems or overcoming life challenges related to mental health or addiction.
• New York State Peer Certification (Provisional or Full) such as CP, YPA, FPA, CRPA or other.
• 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 as needed).
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

Aufgaben

• Engage and Inspire Hope: Proactively connect with individuals in community settings with empathy and belief in their potential for recovery.
• Foster Empowerment and Trust: Encourage individuals to define their goals, identify strengths, and take steps toward self-determined wellness.
• Model Recovery: Use your own recovery story to show that healing and progress are achievable.
• Initiate and Sustain Connection: Build trust through consistency, nonjudgmental support, and authentic presence in the field.
• Reduce Barriers to Care: Help individuals navigate systems and overcome obstacles that prevent access to behavioral health and social services.
• Facilitate Linkage to Services: Guide individuals toward clinical care, housing, benefits, and community-based supports.
• Support Community Integration: Encourage participation in meaningful activities, social networks, and recovery-oriented resources.
• Field-Based Resource Navigator: Deliver information and connect individuals to services during outreach encounters.
• Trusted Guide & Supportive Listener: Offer emotional support grounded in empathy and shared experience.
• Recovery Ally: Serve as a mentor and motivator, walking alongside individuals through initial and ongoing stages of recovery.
• Flexible Problem Solver: Identify and troubleshoot challenges that interfere with engagement or stability.
• Cultural Broker: Bridge gaps in understanding between individuals and systems using language and lived perspective.

Kenntnisse

Lived experience

Interpersonal skills

Active listening

Communication

Independence in field work

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Empathy

Ausbildung

New York State Peer Certification (Provisional or Full)

Tools

Documentation tools

Mobile communication tools

Jobbeschreibung

Access: Supports for Living in Kingston, NY seeks an Outreach Certified Peer to engage individuals disconnected from services, meeting them where they are to support recovery journeys. This CCBHC role is 40 hours weekly with pay rates of $25 for provisional and $28 for full certification.

You will build trust, provide empathetic, nonjudgmental support, connect people to clinical care, housing, benefits, and community resources, and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams to promote hopeful