Peer Program & Recruitment Specialist

ACMH-INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

ACMH seeks a Peer Program & Recruitment Specialist to support recovery-oriented peer staff recruitment and training in homes across New York. The role emphasizes lived experience, equitable hiring, and promoting recovery values.

You will teach daily living skills, budget and budgeting, and monitor client safety and progress. Requirements include NYCPS certification, high school diploma or GED preferred, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health services is required.
• NYCPS certification is required for the role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Basic computer and data entry skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in recruitment and hiring of peers, including outreach and interviews.
• Lead recruitment efforts promoting peer roles and equitable hiring practices.
• Teach skills for daily living and budgeting, shopping, and meal planning.
• Monitor apartment maintenance and safety; document progress.
• Document services and client progress; support self-advocacy goals.

Skills

Lived experience

NYCPS certification

Communication skills

English proficiency

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Position: Peer Program & Recruitment 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 with recruiting and hiring of peer staff.

Tasks:

• Responsible for assisting in the recruitment and hiring of peers including outreach to peer organizations, resume screenings, conducting interviews and recommending candidates for employment at ACMH programs.
• Leads and supports recruitment and hiring efforts for peer staff by promoting peer roles and ensuring equitable, recovery-oriented hiring practices that prioritize lived experience and alignment with 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

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.