Recovery & Self-Help Peer Leader

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions is seeking a Peer Specialist for Self Help in New York. You will lead self-help groups and provide individual services to participants in the community, drawing on lived experience to empower others.

You will train new group leaders, coordinate with mental health and housing services, and participate in ongoing trainings to meet credentialing standards. This role involves both on-site and off-site work.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; college preferred but not required.
• Basic knowledge of self-help techniques.
• Knowledge of community mental health system.
• Bi-lingual abilities preferred but not required.
• Basic office and computer skills with Microsoft Office 365.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Must be vaccinated.
• Driver’s license a plus but not required.

Responsabilités

• Teach and model recovery and self-help principles.
• Provide psychiatric rehabilitation interventions to individuals and collaterals.
• Ensure and protect consumer rights and civil liberties.
• Provide direct services to an ongoing client caseload.
• Attend staff meetings and present cases as necessary.
• Position requires working both on site and off site.
• Maintain HIPAA-compliant confidentiality of all matters.
• Link participants to entitlements, housing, and other services.
• Document progress notes, group notes, plans, and reviews in AWARDS.
• Facilitate support groups and training sessions.

Connaissances

Excellent communication

Multisystem communication

Patience and support

Basic office skills

Bi-lingual abilities

Knowledge of Community Mental Health

Self-Help techniques

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

College preferred but not required

Outils

Microsoft Office 365

Description du poste

Baltic Street Wellness Solutions is seeking a Peer Specialist for Self Help in New York. You will lead self-help groups and provide individual services to participants in the community, drawing on lived experience to empower others.

You will train new group leaders, coordinate with mental health and housing services, and participate in ongoing trainings to meet credentialing standards. This role involves both on-site and off-site work.