Recovery-Focused Peer Specialist

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jewish Board in New York City is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide PROS-based psychiatric rehabilitation services and support participants toward housing, work, education, and social goals. This role uses a recovery-oriented, person-centered approach, leveraging lived experience to model recovery and help participants articulate and achieve their goals.

Responsibilities include leading recovery groups, individual coaching, collaborating with staff, and documenting services while

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental illness and recovery preferred.
• Familiarity with NYS entitlements, OMH housing services and mental health services.
• Experience working with electronic medical records and proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide concrete service delivery to clients as per program needs.
• Lead and co-lead recovery-oriented groups on self-advocacy, work and entitlements, daily living and housing skills.
• Meet individually with participants to provide support and problem-solve.
• Communicate with collaterals and agency staff to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Attend team meetings, supervision, case conferences and discharge planning.
• Complete documentation for services, outreach and collateral communications within time-frames.
• Develop and monitor a range of client-centered activities.
• Maintain a Participants’ Resource Manual of community-based recovery resources.
• Take a leading role with the Consumer Advisory Board to train and support peer advocacy.
• Attend trainings and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lived experience

EMR experience

Microsoft Office

Education

GED/HS Diploma

Job description

The Jewish Board in New York City is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide PROS-based psychiatric rehabilitation services and support participants toward housing, work, education, and social goals. This role uses a recovery-oriented, person-centered approach, leveraging lived experience to model recovery and help participants articulate and achieve their goals.

Responsibilities include leading recovery groups, individual coaching, collaborating with staff, and documenting services while