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About the Role
As a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate at Phoenix House, you will guide and help clients make better decisions and provide continuing care services post-discharge, helping them model coping skills. Be part of something bigger and help build a healthier, addiction-free future.
Responsibilities
- Engage with an individual to consider entering treatment.
- Engage a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.
- Engage an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.
- Develop treatment/recovery plans.
- Raise awareness of existing social and other support services.
- Model coping skills.
- Assist with applying for benefits.
- Accompany clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.
- Provide non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration.
- Work with participants to identify strengths.
- Link participants to formal recovery supports.
- Educate program participants about various modes of recovery.
- Provide travel training to use public transportation independently.
- Provide education and support on the use of medication-assisted treatment.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
- Recovery Peer Advocate Certification (CRPA) in good standing
- Minimum one year experience providing peer support services.
- Ethical Practices
- Judgment
- Relationship Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy
- Professional Boundaries
- Global and Cultural Awareness
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Crisis Management
- Technical Capacity
- Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
Skills
- Modeling coping skills
- Crisis support
- Medication-assisted treatment education
Location
- Brentwood, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum one year experience
Education Level
- High School or GED Equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $47000.00 - $50000.00
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid medical insurance for all eligible employees and their dependents
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid vacation, sick time, personal and wellness time
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for those scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week
- Pet insurance, legal support, and other supplemental insurance
- Generous tuition reimbursement program
- 403(b) retirement plan
About the Company
- Phoenix House of New York | Long Island is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use disorders and achieve lasting recovery.
- We provide treatment, housing, and support services for our clients and their families.
- Our core values— Integrity, Compassion, Appreciation, Respect, Excellence, and Forward Thinking —guide our approach, ensuring each person receives evidence-based care that promotes dignity and wellness.
- By upholding these values, we empower people to rebuild their lives with hope, accountability, and support.