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About the Role

The Peer Specialist works within the Oneida Crisis Residence Program, a community-based residential program offering a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. The role utilizes individuals with lived experience to provide peer support services, aiming to stabilize crisis, support community reintegration, and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide required services to guests enrolled in the Supportive Crisis Residence, including assistance with personal care, peer support, safety planning, case management, and medication monitoring.
• Offer peer support in alignment with Peer and Recovery-Oriented models.
• Deliver crisis intervention, teaching individuals to reframe crises and use wellness tools for prevention.
• Collaborate with Health Homes, hospitals, and treatment providers to create integrated care plans.
• Provide advocacy, peer support, referral, and linkage services for program guests.
• Offer program coverage, including required overnights.
• Complete all required documentation, such as Individual Service Plans, assessments, safety plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries within program standards.

Requirements

• Work experience in a behavioral health or related setting, preferably using the recovery model.
• One to two years of personal recovery experience is preferred.
• Personal experience as a recipient of mental health services with a willingness to share insights.
• Certified by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) as a Certified Peer Specialist or willing to complete certification within six months of employment.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Respect for, compassion, and comfort around individuals experiencing psychiatric crisis.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking, problem-solving, and de-escalation skills.

Skills

• Understanding and operating from a strength-based recovery-oriented model.
• Professionalism in all settings.
• Relationship-building and collaboration with other service providers.
• Creative problem-solving.
• Demonstrating dignity and respect for peers.
• De-escalation in times of crisis.

Location

• Oneida

Work Type

• Full-time
• Evenings
• Weekends
• Overnights

Experience Level

• Entry level experience with ability for growth

Education Level

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Certified Peer Specialist (or willingness to obtain)

Salary/Compensations

• $20-$24/hour depending on certification status

Benefits

• Home like setting
• Relaxed atmosphere
• Variety of work hours
• Mentorship/Entry level experience with ability for growth in the agency
• Offers Peer Certification hours

About the Company

• Liberty Resources operates 4 Crisis Residence locations with 3-8 beds in Syracuse, Oneida, Oswego, and Auburn.
• The respite homes are community-based residential programs providing a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis.
• The program provides Peer Support Services utilizing individuals with a history of lived experience.
• Staff provide services including health and wellness coaching, reoccurrence prevention planning, wellness activities, family support, conflict resolution, and referrals.
• The goal is to stabilize crisis to support a guest’s safe return to their community and to provide preventive measures for reducing unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
• Employees have passion around the services they provide and corporate values of excellence and staff support.
• Liberty Resources prides itself on high-quality, integrated, community-based services that meet evolving community needs.
• Committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members.
• Works to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities served.

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.