Location
New York
Salary
$50,000 / YEAR
The Peer Specialist provides coordinated engagement, support, and assertive outreach to adolescents and young adults experiencing first-episode psychosis. They utilize their lived experience to contribute to treatment planning and facilitate a culture of shared decision-making within a multidisciplinary team.
Candidates must be a NYS Certified Peer Specialist or hold a provisional certification. They must have lived experience with mental health challenges and a willingness to disclose these experiences for empowerment.
Job Title: Peer Specialist
OnTrackNY is an innovative treatment program that serves adolescents and young adults who are within 2 years of experiencing the onset of non-affective psychosis. The Peer Specialist works closely with all members of the small multidisciplinary team in an integrated way providing coordinated engagement and support in the earliest stages of illness. The Peer Specialist is a resource for the client and their family, coordinating meetings and working with the client within a shared decision-making framework. The Peer Specialist delivers assertive outreach and engagement strategies for clients and families, case management, as well as supportive interventions.
The Peer Specialist uses their lived experience and unique perspective to contribute to treatment planning for each participant, remaining youth-driven and facilitating the team's development and maintenance of a culture of respect and shared decision making. The Peer Specialist can provide an essential framework for highlighting the potential that each participant has for achieving a successful recovery trajectory.
In addition to attending team meetings, Peer Specialists work directly with other team members to provide support and assistance to program participants. Under the supervision of the OnTrackNY Team Leader, they provide direct peer support services to program participants in any setting that would be helpful – at the OnTrackNY program site, in the community, or in the hospital.
Salary: The salary for this role is $50,000
424 East 147th Street, Bronx, NY 10455. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.
Flexible – Staff have the flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.
Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.
CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.
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