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About the Role

As a Peer Support Specialist at BHSN, you will promote skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of recovery-oriented principles. Peer support uses trauma-informed, non-clinical assistance to achieve long-term recovery from a behavioral health disorder.

Responsibilities

• Provides support and care to those engaged in services or treatment
• Identifies healthy community opportunities for individuals to socialize and interact; promote these opportunities as directed by the care coordinator or other care provider
• Connects and supports individuals during treatment
• Assists in the delivery of evidenced based interventions
• Assists in the development of and adherence to community safety plans
• Informs individuals of OMH and OASAS Participant Rights upon request
• Participates in team meetings and trainings as required
• Understands Crisis Team policy and procedure manual, Agency and regulatory policies and procedures
• Participates in the writing and timely completion of any required documentation in accordance with state/federal regulations and agency policies and procedures
• Participates in care planning and coordination meetings to facilitate care process
• Sees individuals who are an immediate crisis to curtail emergency visits and/or inpatient admissions
• Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement activities
• Supports collaboration and teamwork by sharing information and responding to questions/requests from rehabilitation team and other support providers
• Maintains client confidentiality and confidential health information
• Promotes service recipients' growth and development
• Participates in meetings as scheduled
• Assists with training new staff members
• Is willing to work flexible hours corresponding to the needs of the program
• Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• High-school graduate or GED
• Ability to obtain OMH Peer Certification or Recovery Peer Advocate Certification within 90 days of employment
• Complete OMH Partnering for Safety & CPR training within 90 days of employment
• Personal experience with Mental Health recovery-oriented treatment
• Extensive knowledge with PC applications and electronic medical records strongly preferred
• Valid NYS driver’s license and reliable transportation required for local and regional travel

Work Type

• Full-time

Education Level

• High-school graduate or GED

Benefits

• Personalized health coverage
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Community discounts
• Loan forgiveness

About the Company

• BHSN is one of the fastest growing organizations providing whole person care in the region.

Equal Opportunity

• All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital or military status.