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About the Role

As a CCBHC Certified Peer, you will be a vital part of an integrated behavioral health team, providing hope, support, and guidance to individuals with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders. Your voice and perspective matter — you will help bridge the gap between clinical services and real-life recovery through authentic connection and empowerment.

Responsibilities

• Welcome individuals into care with warmth, compassion, and the belief that recovery is possible.
• Support individuals in setting and achieving their personal recovery goals.
• Use your own lived experience to foster a recovery mindset and demonstrate what is possible.
• Establish mutual, respectful, and trusting partnerships.
• Help individuals identify and build on their personal strengths and life skills.
• Support individuals in accessing community resources and building meaningful connections.
• Guide individuals toward community supports and services.
• Offer nonjudgmental listening and shared experiences.
• Help others envision and navigate their own recovery paths.
• Assist with identifying barriers and exploring strategies to overcome them.
• Introduce individuals to the principles of recovery, including stages, tools, and culture.

Requirements

• Personal lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery.
• Experience overcoming life challenges while coping with a behavioral health condition.
• New York State Peer Certification or Provisional Certification.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work evenings/weekends as scheduled.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Peer support experience in a behavioral health or recovery setting.
• Knowledge of local community resources and recovery-oriented supports.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed and person-centered approaches.
• Must be capable to access all rooms in a 2-story home
• Able to work in open space floor plan
• Must be capable to move throughout work day
• Occasional lifting of > 25+ pounds

Skills

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills

Location

• New Windsor, NY

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Peer support experience

Education Level

• Peer Certification Required

Salary/Compensations

• $25 (provisional)
• $28 (full certification)

About the Company

• Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact.
• 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.
• Committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure out staff can do the same.

Equal Opportunity

• An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans