Peer Advocate COTI

FLACRA; Village of Penn Yan (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

FLACRA in Penn Yan, NY is seeking an entry-level COTI Recovery Peer Advocate to join the COTI department during the evening shift. The role focuses on peer support, recovery planning and community engagement to help clients regain independence.

You will work under the Program Manager, participate in team meetings, develop recovery plans, provide psycho-education, and maintain detailed case records. A NY state peer specialist credential and a valid driver’s license are required, with on-call

Qualifications

• Completion of NY state-certified peer support specialist training.
• Ability to participate in on call rotation.
• Valid NYS driver’s license.
• Tier 1 – CRPA-P certification within 4 months of employment.
• Tier 2 – CRPA certification.

Responsibilities

• Act as active member of the client’s care team and participate in planning meetings.
• Assist clients in developing recovery and crisis plans.
• Provide psycho-education on illness management and peer support.
• Model recovery and teach coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Provide case management and resource coordination for individual clients.
• Maintain accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and documentation for progress evaluation.
• Maintain documentation as required by grants.
• Provide advocacy services for clients.
• Help increase community awareness of available services.
• Inform supervisor and treatment team of issues related to clients.
• Participate in trainings to maintain certification.
• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention and Early Engagement.
• Provide 1 week of overnight on-call services in rotation.
• Tier 2 staff to model leadership and support Tier 1 peers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and oral communication

Crisis Intervention knowledge

On-call rotation

Recovery-oriented approach

Education

High School Diploma or GED

NY state-certified peer support specialist training

CRPA-P certification (Tier 1) within 4 months

CRPA certification (Tier 2)

Job description

Job Details

Level: Entry
Job Location: Penn Yan, NY 14527
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: High School
Salary Range: $19.00 - $19.50 Hourly
Job Shift: Evening
Job Category: Other

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

The COTI Recovery Peer Advocate is an active member in the FLACRA COTI department and provides peer support services to clients with substance use disorders. Under the supervision of the Program Manager the peer advocate will function as a role model to peers; exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills; serve as a consumer advocate, providing consumer information and peer support for clients in the community. The peer advocate performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers of all ages in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process. Recovery resources such as booklets, tapes, pamphlets and other written materials will be utilized by the peer advocate in the provision of services. This position focuses on those in the community, with special emphasis on those in crisis, and early in the continuum of stages of change. As a result community networking is an integral part of the role.

Duties

• Serves as an active member of the client’s care team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings as appropriate.
• Assists clients in development of recovery plan, including crisis plan and/or support in the midst of a crisis.
• Provides psycho-education with focus on illness management and peer support.
• Serves as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self‑help strategies.
• Provides case management, resourcing, service collaboration for individual clients as extension of case management services.
• Maintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
• Maintains accurate documentation as required by applicable grants.
• Provides advocacy services on behalf of clients.
• Helps increase community awareness of services available.
• Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.
• Participates in required trainings to maintain certification.
• Knowledge of Crisis Intervention and Early Engagement
• Provides 1 week of overnight on call services in rotation with others.
• Tier 2 staff are expected to model leadership and help support Tier 1 peers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of NY state-certified peer support specialist training through OMH or OASAS.
• Ability to take part in on call rotation.
• Valid NYS drivers license.

• Tier 1 – Participation in first offered peer certification training, acquiring CRPA‑P no later than 4 months after employment.
• Tier 2 – certification as a CRPA‑P or CRPA

Other Skills/Knowledge and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Eighteen years of age or older.
• Good interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of applicable population group and principles/philosophy of recovery.
• Ability to multi‑task, have good problem solving and time management skills and the ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Must have NY state driver license.
• Comfort/ability to provide services in the community to those in need.
• Ability to provide overnight on call coverage in a weekly rotation.

LIVED EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED