Peer Specialist

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 22,041 - 28,929; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide community-based support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus, utilizing lived experiences to assist clients in home or community settings.

The role involves working as a fully integrated team member to deliver face-to-face services, build recovery plans, and coordinate with families and providers to promote long-term recovery.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• CRPA/CRPA-Provisional or NYCPS/NYCPS-Provisional or CARC/OASAS-30 hour Training preferred.
• At least two years of work or volunteer experience in a recovery-oriented setting.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Provides in-person, individualized support to individuals with mental health and/or substance use concerns.
• Serves as a role model, mentor, and advocate to prevent relapse and promote recovery.
• Delivers strength-based, recovery-oriented services solo and with the team.
• Builds trust with clients and supports outreach in the community and program settings.
• Helps clients develop and implement person-centered recovery plans aligned with care plans.
• Shares lived experiences to foster hope and recovery.
• Coordinates services through collaboration with staff, providers, and families/friends.
• Assists clients with entitlements and concrete services via phone and written correspondence.

Skills

Microsoft Office familiarity

Recovery process knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CRPA/CRPA-Provisional

NYCPS/NYCPS-Provisional

CARC or 30‑hour Recovery Coach Training

Job description

Peer Specialist

Compensation: $18.65 per hour

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities, so our success depends on those we employ.

Role

The Peer Specialist will work with the team to provide community‑based support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus using shared lived experiences and will serve as a fully integrated team member providing individual face‑to‑face services in the client’s home or community as specified in the service protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provides in‑person individualized support to individuals who have been identified with a mental health diagnosis and/or substance use.
• Serves as a role model, mentor, and advocate to help prevent relapse and promote long‑term recovery.
• Provides strength‑based rehabilitative and recovery‑oriented services individually and as part of a team.
• Establish a trusting relationship with the client based on mutuality and unconditional positive regard during outreach and meetings in the community and various program settings.
• Supports client in developing and implementing a person‑centered recovery plan that is relevant to the current expressed needs of the client, consistent with the Plan of Care.
• Shares personal experiences to foster a sense of hope and recovery.
• Ensures coordination of services through collaboration and consultation with other staff, providers, and identified family and/or friends of clients.
• Assists client with entitlements and concrete services; working together with the client advocates on the client’s behalf via telephone and written correspondence.

Qualifications

• Someone with a High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma.
• Minimum Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA‑Provisional for designated programs OR
• New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) or NYCPS‑Provisional (NYCPS‑P) OR
• Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC) or OASAS‑approved 30‑Hour Recovery Coach Training for designated programs.
• At least two (2) years of work experience or volunteer experience in a recovery‑oriented setting.
• Knowledge of substance use disorder recovery process.
• Computer literacy including familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.