Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Centers; Town of Malone (NY); Vor Ort; USD 28.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers seeks a Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist in Malone, NY. The role focuses on engaging clients to enter and remain in treatment, and to connect with recovery supports.

You will develop individualized recovery plans, assist with benefits, and accompany clients to appointments in a trauma-informed environment.

Qualifikationen

• High School diploma or NYSED-approved HSE and CRPA/CRPA-P certification.
• Experience with diverse populations and strong communication abilities.
• Proficient in word processing and telephone systems.

Aufgaben

• Engage individuals considering treatment to encourage entry into care.
• Arrange continued care engagement post-discharge and connect to recovery supports.
• Develop recovery plans and link to community resources.
• Educate participants on modes of recovery and medications-assisted treatment.
• Assist with applying for benefits and accompany clients to appointments.
• Work in a trauma-informed environment and adhere to Sanctuary commitments.

Kenntnisse

Diverse population experience

Detail oriented

Computer skills

Communication skills

Ausbildung

High School diploma or HSE

CRPA/CRPA-P Certification

Tools

Word processing

Telephone systems

Jobbeschreibung

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Location: Malone Outpatient Clinic - Malone, NY

Position: Full-time Lead Peer Support Specialist

Shift/Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Pay Range: $20.00/hour to $22.00/hour

Position Summary: Peer support services are defined as \"services for the purpose of outreach for engaging an individual to consider entering treatment, reinforcing current patients’ engagement in treatment and connecting patients to community-based recovery supports consistent with treatment/recovery and discharge plans.\"

Education and Training: High School diploma or NYSED approved High School Equivalency (HSE)and CRPA/CRPA-P Certification.

Experience and Work Knowledge: Experience working with diverse population and outside community sources. Detail oriented with professional communication skills. Proficient in word processing/computer operations and telephone systems.

Physical Demands: No extraordinary physical demands

Special Considerations: Work within a trauma-informed environment. Adhere to Sanctuary commitments. Commitment to Social Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence, Social Learning, Open Communication, Democracy, Nonviolence and Growth and Change performing the job duties.

Essential Duties:

• Engaging with an individual considering entering treatment.
• Engaging a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.
• Engaging an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.
• Developing recovery plans.
• Raising awareness of existing social and other support services.
• Modeling coping skills.
• Assisting with applying for benefits.
• Accompanying clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.
• Providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration.
• Working with participants to identify strengths.
• Linking participants to formal recovery supports.
• Educating program participants about various modes of recovery.
• Travel training – to use public transportation independently.
• Education and support on the use of medication assisted treatment.