Recovery Peer Outreach Specialist

AIDS Center of Queens County, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

retirement

paid time off

commuter benefits

Job summary

ACQC in Queens is seeking a Peer Specialist to join the Street Outreach team. You will draw on lived experience with addiction to conduct daily outreach, educate clients, and help them access essential services with compassionate, non-judgmental support.

The role is full-time, based in Richmond Hill, Queens, offering harm-reduction education, continuum of care, and collaborative hand-offs with case managers. Bilingual English/Spanish and CRPA or CPRA training are assets.

Qualifications

• Lived or living experience with substance use, recovery, or harm reduction required.
• CRPA certification preferred or willingness to complete CPRA training.
• Experience working with PWUD or marginalized communities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and reliability.
• Bilingual preferred – English/Spanish.
• Must convey sensitivity in a non-judgmental manner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily outreach in assigned neighborhoods as part of the rotating team schedule.
• Engage individuals using peer-based, trauma-informed approaches.
• Provide overdose prevention education, naloxone distribution, and safer-use education.
• Share lived experience in a professional, supportive manner to build rapport.
• Accompany clients to appointments and support linkage to services.
• Offer emotional support, navigation, and encouragement to maintain engagement in care.
• Distribute safer use kits and other harm reduction supplies.
• Provide clients with education on safer practices and resources.
• Record outreach encounters and supply distribution in the agency database.
• Work with Outreach Specialist and Case Manager for warm hand-offs.
• Participate in Peer Recovery Support training and ACQC trainings.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Supervisor or Harm Reduction Manager

Skills

Lived experience

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Reliability

Education

CRPA certification

CPRA training

Job description

ACQC in Queens is seeking a Peer Specialist to join the Street Outreach team. You will draw on lived experience with addiction to conduct daily outreach, educate clients, and help them access essential services with compassionate, non-judgmental support.

The role is full-time, based in Richmond Hill, Queens, offering harm-reduction education, continuum of care, and collaborative hand-offs with case managers. Bilingual English/Spanish and CRPA or CPRA training are assets.