Peer Specialist

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,310 - 40,321; Part time

Job summary

A health and human services agency in New York City is hiring a Part-Time Peer Specialist. This role involves providing individualized, community-based support to individuals facing mental health challenges and substance use issues. The Peer Specialist will engage as a role model and advocate, fostering recovery through shared experiences and personalized recovery plans. Candidates should have a High School Diploma and relevant certifications, along with at least two years of experience in recovery-oriented settings.

Responsibilities

• Provides in-person individualized support to individuals with a mental health diagnosis and/or substance use.
• Serves as a role model, mentor, and advocate to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
• Provides strength-based rehabilitative and recovery-oriented services as part of a team.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with clients during outreach and meetings.
• Supports clients in developing a person-centered recovery plan.
• Shares personal experiences to foster a sense of hope and recovery.
• Ensures coordination of services through collaboration and consultation.
• Assists clients with entitlements and concrete services.

Skills

Knowledge of substance use disorder recovery process

Computer literacy including familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite

Education

High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma

Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)

New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS)

Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC)

Job description

Part-Time Peer Specialist

$24.91 per hour

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area. Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities, so our success depends on those we employ.

Overview

The Peer Specialist will work with the team to provide community-based support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus using shared lived experiences. In addition, the Peer Worker will work as a fully integrated team member providing individual face-to-face services in the client’s home or community as specified in the service protocols. This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

Responsibilities

• Provides in-person individualized support to individuals who have been identified with a mental health diagnosis and/or substance use.
• Serves as a role model, mentor, and advocate to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
• Provides strength-based rehabilitative and recovery-oriented services individually and as part of a team.
• Establish a trusting relationship with the client based on mutuality and unconditional positive regard during outreach and meetings in the community and various program settings.
• Supports client in developing and implementing a person-centered recovery plan that is relevant to the current expressed needs of the client, consistent with the Plan of Care.
• Shares personal experiences to foster a sense of hope and recovery.
• Ensures coordination of services through collaboration and consultation with other staff, providers, and identified family and/or friends of clients.
• Assists client with entitlements and concrete services; working together with the client advocates on the client’s behalf via telephone and written correspondence.

Qualifications

Who You Will Be:

• Someone with a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma.
• Minimum Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA-Provisional for designated programs OR
• New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) or NYCPS-Provisional (NYCPS-P) OR
• Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC) or OASAS-approved 30-Hour Recovery Coach Training for designated programs.
• At least Two (2) years of work experience or volunteer experience in a recovery-oriented setting.
• Knowledge of substance use disorder recovery process.
• Computer literacy including familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.