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About the Role

Liberty Resources is seeking Per Diem Peer Specialists for its Oneida Crisis Residence Program. This community-based residential program offers a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis, utilizing individuals with lived experience to provide peer support services. The goal is to stabilize crisis, support safe community reintegration, and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial assessments/screenings.
• Teaches guests to view crisis differently and utilize wellness tools to prevent future crises or decrease their intensity.
• Collaborates with Health Homes programs, hospitals, and other treatment providers to develop integrated care plans.
• Provides advocacy, Peer support, and referral linkage services.
• Uses shared experience to support clients.
• Delivers recovery-oriented services incorporating Peer Support, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Informed/Responsive care.
• Provides program coverage, including overnights as required.
• Rotates warm line responsibilities and/or makes follow-up calls.
• Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Acts as a role model for program residents.
• Ensures the upkeep and cleanliness of the residence.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Personal experience as a recipient of mental health services with a willingness to share personal and practical experience, knowledge, and insight.
• Willingness to learn and practice Peer support aligned with the fidelity of the Peer Model.
• Demonstrates the values of diversity, equity, and belonging; fosters an inclusive environment that facilitates diversity.

Skills

• Health and wellness coaching
• Reoccurrence prevention planning
• Wellness activities
• Family support
• Conflict resolution
• Referrals and linkage services
• Peer Support
• Motivational Interviewing
• Trauma-Informed/Responsive care
• Critical thinking
• Problem-solving
• De-escalation skills

Location

• Oneida

Work Type

• Per Diem
• Days, Evenings, Weekends, or Overnights available

Experience Level

• Entry level experience with ability for growth in the agency
• 1-3 years’ volunteer or work experience in the Behavioral Healthcare field preferred

Education Level

• Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in the field preferred
• Certified by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) as a Certified Peer Specialist or Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) as a Certified Peer Recovery Advocate or willingness to become certified within six months of hire.

Salary/Compensations

• $20.00 - $24.00 per hour based on certification status

Benefits

• Home like setting
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Variety of work hours
• Mentorship
• Offers Peer Certification hours

About the Company

• Liberty Resources has 4 Crisis Residence locations with 3-8 beds in Syracuse, Oneida, Oswego, and Auburn.
• The residence homes are community based residential programs that provide a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support.
• We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities.
• We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Equal Opportunity

• Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.