Peer Certification & Recovery Support Specialist

ACMH, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

ACMH, Inc. seeks a Peer Program & Certification Specialist to provide direct, in-home training and support for clients in their recovery journey. You will guide peers toward NYCPS certification, teach daily living skills, budgeting, cooking safety and household maintenance, while documenting progress for program staff.

Strong lived experience and English communication are essential. This role includes group facilitation, travel skills, and collaboration with supervisory staff to promote

Qualifications

• Lived experience in mental health services or recovery helps relate to clients.
• Ability to share experiences while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct home-based training in daily living skills.
• Assist peers in obtaining New York State peer certification (NYCPS).
• Teach budgeting, cooking safety, hygiene, laundry, and shopping skills.
• Monitor apartment maintenance and safety; escalate issues to supervisor.
• Document services and client progress in a timely manner.
• Escort clients for travel and facilitate groups as needed.
• Support self-advocacy and recovery goals; reduce reliance on emergency services.

Skills

Lived experience

Peer support knowledge

Mentoring

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Description

Position: Peer Program & Certification Specialist

Reports to: Director of Recovery and Empowerment Support

Function: Provides direct service to clients in their homes, assisting with training in skills of daily living. Assists ACMH peer staff in obtaining peer specialist certification.

Tasks:

• Support ACMH employed peers in obtaining New York State peer certification by providing guidance on application requirements, facilitating skill development, offering mentorship throughout the certification process, and ensuring alignment with state standards and core peer support values.
• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors overall maintenance of apartments and alerts program director of maintenance problems.
• Teaches skills for budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation and clean-up.
• Teaches skills for self-preservation, monitors living units for safety and cleanliness.
• Administers the client cooking safety test.
• Monitors, documents and teaches self-administration of medication, according to program policy and procedures.
• Report incidents or behavioral changes in residents to supervisor.
• Teaches travel skills and escorts clients, where needed.
• Facilitates/co-facilitates groups, as requested.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Assists in building self-advocacy skills to effectively communicate with supports and treatment team
• Supports recovery skill building goals to decrease frequency of contact with emergency services
• Attends training and other duties as assigned by supervisory staff

Requirements

Lived experience receiving mental health services such as past or current participant of behavioral health, substance or homeless services; commitment to assist others in attaining their mental health recovery goals in part through sharing own personal lived experiences. Completion of New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification required. High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Basic computer and data entry skills.

Salary: $52,683 plus generous benefits

Please include a resume, cover letter and contact information for 3 professional references.

ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, crisis support, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels.

For more information, visit our website: www.acmhnyc.org

ACMH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status or citizenship status.