Part-Time Peer Specialist

• Overview Part-Time Peer Specialist Non-profit staff can work anywhere….
• The BEST work with us! $31.08 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.
• The Role The Peer Specialist will work with the team to provide community-based support with a rehabilitation and recovery focus using shared lived experiences.
• In addition, the Peer Worker will work 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.
• This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do 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

Who You Will Be 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. #li-onsite