Gambling Recovery Peer Advocate

Phoenix House; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation & time off

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Pet insurance & legal support

Tuition reimbursement

403(b) retirement plan

Competitive wages

Job summary

Phoenix House is seeking a Recovery Peer Recovery Specialist with lived gambling experience to engage individuals at NYS RCOCs, provide education, and connect people to recovery resources. This role emphasizes harm reduction, community outreach, and mutual aid development.

You will facilitate one-on-one peer sessions, conduct groups on gambling harms prevention, and collaborate with partners to link individuals to treatment, financial counseling, and support services in diverse New York

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience with gambling harm.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Training or certification as CRPA, CRPA‑Provisional, or CARC.
• Complete OASAS 30-hour Gambling Harm Peer Support Training within 90 days of hire.
• If CARC/CRPA not held, trainings within six months and CARC/CRPA within one year.
• Willingness to embrace multiple pathways to recovery.
• Excellent communication skills including public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one‑on‑one peer sessions.
• Conduct educational groups at the RCOC on gambling harms prevention and mitigation.
• Support creation and maintenance of mutual aid groups at the RCOC and/or in the community.
• Support individuals in pre-crisis or crisis situations.
• Provide community outreach, education, and public awareness about gambling harms and resources onsite and at meetings, trainings, events and partner sites.
• Link individuals with recovery resources, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, financial counseling, and other services.
• Ensure OASAS‑approved gambling screening is offered at the RCOC and trainings.

Skills

Lived experience with gambling harm

Public speaking

Empathy

Communication

Relationship building

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Phoenix House is seeking a Recovery Peer Recovery Specialist with lived gambling experience to engage individuals at NYS RCOCs, provide education, and connect people to recovery resources. This role emphasizes harm reduction, community outreach, and mutual aid development.

You will facilitate one-on-one peer sessions, conduct groups on gambling harms prevention, and collaborate with partners to link individuals to treatment, financial counseling, and support services in diverse New York