Do Work That Matters.
In a Culture That Means It.
Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact.
Why Access?
Because how we work matters just as much as what we do.
At Access, our Culture Playbook isn’t a poster on the wall – it’s how we show up for each other and for the people we support.
You’ll be part of a team that is: Clear about expectations Supportive and accountable Focused on outcomes that matter to people.
And committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure out staff can do the same.
Location
- Kingston,
- NY
- Hours:
- M-F 930 am to 6 pm
- Rate of
- Pay: $25 Provisional and $28
- Full
- Certification
- Overview
- OF
- PRIMARY
- RESPONSIBILITES: As an Outreach Certified Peer within a CCBHC (Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic) model, you will play a critical role in engaging individuals who are disconnected from services or at risk of falling through the cracks. Drawing from your lived experience, you will meet people where they are — physically, emotionally, and spiritually — to offer support, connection, and the belief that recovery is possible. Your efforts will help bring individuals into care and guide them along their recovery journey through trust, compassion, and empowerment.
- PRIMARY
- Functions:
- Key
- Responsibilities:
- As an
- Outreach
- Certified
- Peer, you will:
- Engage and
- Inspire
- Hope: Proactively connect with individuals in community settings (e.g., streets, shelters, homes, hospitals) with empathy and belief in their potential for recovery.
- Foster
- Empowerment and
- Trust: Encourage individuals to define their goals, identify strengths, and take steps toward self-determined wellness.
- Model
- Recovery: Use your own recovery story to show that healing and progress are achievable.
- Initiate and
- Sustain
- Connection: Build trust through consistency, nonjudgmental support, and authentic presence in the field.
- Reduce
- Barriers to
- Care: Help individuals navigate systems and overcome obstacles that prevent access to behavioral health and social services.
- Facilitate
- Linkage to
- Services: Guide individuals toward clinical care, housing, benefits, and community-based supports.
- Support
- Community
- Integration: Encourage participation in meaningful activities, social networks, and recovery-oriented resources.
- Additional
- Functional /
- Organizational
- SUPPORT:
- Field-Based
- Resource
- Navigator: Deliver information and connect individuals to services during outreach encounters.
- Trusted
- Guide &
- Supportive
- Listener: Offer emotional support grounded in empathy and shared experience.
- Recovery
- Ally: Serve as a mentor and motivator, walking alongside individuals through initial and ongoing stages of recovery.
- Flexible
- Problem
- Solver: Identify and troubleshoot challenges that interfere with engagement or stability.
- Cultural
- Broker: Bridge gaps in understanding between individuals and systems using language and lived perspective.
- Qualifications
- AND
- ATTRIBUTES: Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, and willingness to share your journey to inspire others.
- Experience navigating behavioral health systems or overcoming life challenges related to mental health or addiction.
- Valid New York State Peer Certification (Provisional or Full) such as CP, YPA, FPA, CRPA or other.
- Strong interpersonal, active listening, and communication skills.
- Comfort working independently in field-based or community environments.
- Flexibility to work non-traditional hours (evenings, weekends, or early mornings as needed).
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
- Education
- AND
- Experience:
- Experience providing peer support in outreach, street-based, or community settings strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented practices.
- Understanding of local systems (e.g., shelters, clinics, hospitals, crisis services).
- Basic proficiency in documentation and mobile communication tools.
- Physical
- CHARACTERISTICS: These physical demands reflect what is necessary to perform the role effectively. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities:
- Able to navigate various outdoor and indoor environments (streets, homes, multi-level buildings).
- Comfort with prolonged periods of walking or standing in the field.
- Ability to work in diverse and unpredictable community settings.
- Occasional lifting or transporting of supplies (25+ lbs). An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans
