LEAD Peer Specialist

Organization

• People
• USA
• Position: LEAD
• Peer
• Specialist (Person with
• Lived
• Experience/Peer
• Advocate)
• Location:
• Poughkeepsie,
• NY
• Work
• Schedule:
• Monday through
• Friday from 8
• AM to 4
• PM
• Pay
• Rate: $24.76 per hour
• Job
• Summary: LEAD is an innovative and nation-wide model that focuses on engagement and building relationships through intensive, street-based case management. LEAD creates a low-barrier system of care designed to divert individuals with unmet behavioral health needs away from the criminal justice system and to services and supports that address their needs. LEAD exists to establish a new system of response and care for people who live with unmanaged behavioral health needs, deep experiences of complex trauma, cognitive disabilities, persistent poverty and often lifelong experiences of punishment, failure, betrayal, and marginalization-people who are not served by office-based, appointment-based, and time-limited care. Job Duties and
• Responsibilities of the
• Person with
• Lived
• Experience/Peer
• Advocate:
• Provide peer outreach, direction, and support.
• Provide opportunities for formal and informal peer support among participants.
• Help organize and facilitate community events and experiences for participants.
• Assist LEAD team with participant engagement and make suggestions for engaging participants who display ongoing reluctance or otherwise decline outreach.
• Help participants identify wanted and needed services and assist with connection to those services as well as scheduling appointments.
• Transport participants to services and provide support at those service appointments via agency vehicle.
• Provide advocacy for participants.
• Conduct outreach, make follow-ups and complete service plans for participants identified in maintenance stage.
• Attend Operation Work group (OWG) as scheduled and any other community-based meetings as suggested or appointed by supervisor or delegate.
• Must develop and maintain positive, collaborative relationships with all LEAD partners and other service providers, law enforcement, and LEAD participants demonstrating ability to provide street-based outreach and engagement with complex population.