Peer Bridger/Mentor-(OMH) SS Queens Adult Homes

Comunilife; New York (NY); On-site; USD 22,041 - 23,419; Part time

Job summary

Comunilife Inc. is seeking experienced Peer Mentors for its OMH Adult Homes Scatter Site Program in Long Island City, NY.

This part-time position (about 15–20 hours per week) focuses on promoting recovery, re-housing, and coping skills by providing emotional support and peer-based guidance. The role involves outreach, crisis support, and collaboration with case management to help participants achieve independent living and access entitlements.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; bilingual Spanish and English preferred.
• Personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and/or mental illness is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Assist outreach, engagement, and acculturation of participants facing mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse.
• Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling within training to reduce self-destructive behaviors.
• Help participants view apartments or attend appointments to aid in securing entitlements.
• Encourage use of community support resources and promote recovery and self-care.

Skills

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Long Island City, NY 11101 Position Type: Part Time Education Level: High School Salary Range: $16.00 - $17.00 HourlyTravel Percentage: None Job Shift: Day Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services Comunilfie Inc. is looking for experienced Peer Mentors for its OMH Adult Homes Scatter Site Program. This position will be Assisting to promote recovery, re-housing, and coping skills among program participants by providing emotional support, companionship, and the benefit of their own experience with substance abuse, mental illness and/or homelessness, after undergoing peer mentor training. The Peer Mentors assist program participants manage recovery issues by promoting mental and physical health, sobriety or harm reduction, self-care, medication compliance, and in general, a better quality of life and independence. This is a part time position working approximately 15 to 20 hrs a week.

Essential Duties

• Assist with the outreach, engagement, and acculturation of program participants struggling with issues of mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse
• Provide crisis intervention services and supportive counseling within capability and training to assist participants to reduce/eliminate self-destructive behaviors;
• Assist in building up the esteem and self confidence of participants, by engaging them in activities of mutual interest, accompanying participants to view apartments, or to appointments to aide in obtaining entitlements
• Encourage participants to learn about and access specialized and natural community support
• Using Peer Mentor Training and other skills to assist participants to appreciate and attain better mental and physical health, sobriety or harm reduction, services to help them manage mental illness issues and strive to attain and maintain independent living.
• Assist clients in teaching/learning activities of daily living skills.
• Peer Mentors will collaborate with case management staff on the needs of the client.
• Conduct groups to promote socialization skills and promote recovery.
• Documentation of interaction.

QualificationsEducation and Experience Requirement(s)

High School Diploma/GED(preferred); bilingual (Spanish and English) is preferred. Personal experience in managing homelessness, substance abuse and/or mental illness. Ability to form interpersonal relationships with others and to be able to influence and persuade others in positive activities.