Peer Employment Coach

Odyssey House; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour work week

Vacation plan & holidays

Life Insurance

Medical Insurance (2 plans)

Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance (long-term &短)

Flexible Spending Account / Health Re­

403(b) Plan

EAP benefit

Commuter Benefits

Educational Assistance

Discount programs

Fitness program

Pet Insurance

Legal Assistance

ConnectYourCare

Benefit Advocacy Center

Job summary

Odyssey House is seeking a Peer Employment Coach to provide recovery-oriented guidance and mentorship, focusing on engagement in internships and employment retention for clients in the Kate Rothko Center for Recovery program at Ward''s Island, NY.

The role requires CRPA certification or provisional status, at least 1 year in a behavioral health setting, and a high school diploma. Local travel is possible; remote work is not indicated. Competitive benefits are offered by Odyssey House.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• CRPA certificate or CRPA-Provisional certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Provides recovery coaching and mentorship.
• Facilitates wellness and recovery planning.
• Links participants to community resources.
• Conducts outreach and educational presentations to employers and program participants.
• Assists program participants with planning for internship and employment participation (transportation, scheduling, budgeting).
• Maintains accessibility to adolescents and transition age youth through text messaging or recovery support app.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Recovery-oriented care knowledge

Behavioral health knowledge

Electronic health records docs

Education

High school diploma or high school equivalency diploma

CRPA certificate or CRPA-Provisional Certificate

Job description

TITLE : Peer Employment CoachREPORTS TO : Work & Out Grant, Vocational ManagerFLSA CODE : Non-ExemptPROGRAM : Kate Rothko Center for Recovery - 15 Hell Gate Circ. Ward's Island, NY 10035

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There's more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you're right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Assistance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

The Peer Employment Coach provides recovery-oriented guidance, mentorship, advocacy, and support services with a focus on engagement in an internship and employment retention.

• Provides recovery coaching and mentorship.
• Facilitates wellness and recovery planning.
• Link participants to community resources.
• Conducts outreach and delivers educational presentations to employers and program participants.
• Conducts eligibility screening with potential program participants.
• Assists program participants with planning for internship and employment participation such as transportation, scheduling and budgeting.
• Facilitates and supports engagement in evidence-based Therapeutic Community
• Facilitates warm hand-offs with internship placement sites.
• Facilitates warm hand-offs with network service providers.
• Facilitates large-group seminars regarding Work & Out grant.
• Acts as advocate on behalf of program participants with professional staff, employers and network service providers.
• Assists program participants with planning drug-free leisure time activities.
• Participate in team meetings and clinical case conference.
• Documents delivery of services in clinical record.
• Maintains accessibility to adolescents and transition age youth through text messaging or recovery support app.
• Participates in in-service training according to program requirements.
• Additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications for Position:

• CRPA certificate or CRPA-Provisional Certificate required.
• At least one year's experience working in a similar role in a behavioral health setting required.
• High school diploma or high school equivalency diploma required.
• Has at least 12 months continuous experience in a competitive employment role prior to date of hire preferred.

Skills and Knowledge Required:

• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Ability to work with individuals in early recovery
• Knowledge of behavioral health and recovery-oriented systems of care.
• Ability to document care in electronic health record.

TRAVEL & SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Some local travel is required.
• Occasional out-of-state travel may be required.

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.