Peer Support Worker

VIP Community Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

VIP Community Services seeks a Peer Support Worker to use lived experience to outreach to individuals not yet in care, support engagement, and re-engage at-risk clients.

The role helps ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation, assists in removing barriers to care such as transportation and Medicaid enrollment, and documents outreach in the electronic health record; reports to the Project Director / Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.

Qualifications

• CRPA certification at hire, or within Year 1 with VIP support.
• Lived experience of recovery with empathy and professionalism.
• Experience with MOUD or opioid use disorder populations preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; flexible schedule including early mornings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach and engagement in the catchment area to reach individuals not yet in care.
• Provide lived-experience support and actively re-engage individuals at risk of disengagement.
• Ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation and help resolve barriers such as transportation and Medicaid enrollment.
• Accompany and support individuals in navigating clinic-based and community services.
• Maintain documentation of outreach and follow-up contacts in the electronic health record.
• Reports to Project Director / Licensed Mental Health Practitioner

Skills

Empathy and professionalism

Engagement with at-risk individuals

Education

New York State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA or CRPA-P)

Job description

The Peer Support Worker uses lived experience to conduct community outreach, re-engage

individuals at risk of loss to contact, ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation, and

resolve barriers to care. Peer Support Workers support engagement and retention but do not

independently administer Contingency Management incentives.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Conduct community outreach and engagement in the catchment area to reach
• individuals not yet in care.
• Provide lived-experience support and actively re-engage individuals at risk of
• Ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation and help resolve barriers such as
• transportation and Medicaid enrollment.
• Accompany and support individuals in navigating clinic-based and community services.
• Support, but do not independently administer, Contingency Management incentives.
• Maintain documentation of outreach and follow-up contacts in the electronic health record.
• Reports to Project Director / Licensed Mental Health Practitioner

Requirements

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• New York State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA or CRPA-P) at hire, or
• obtained within Year 1 with VIP support.
• Lived experience of recovery and the ability to engage individuals with empathy and
• professionalism.
• Experience with MOUD or opioid use disorder populations preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred; flexible schedule including early mornings and

JOB SETTING:

• Office, community, and field-based setting; travels to community locations.
• Periodically functions within a thirty (30) foot motorized Mobile Medication Unit.
• Flexible schedule including early mornings and weekends.

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