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About the Role
The Peer Support Worker utilizes lived experience to conduct street outreach, engage individuals at risk of disengagement, and provide in-reach for new admissions to the Opioid Treatment Program. This role supports individuals through their treatment journey, addressing barriers to care and promoting retention. The position also involves encounter-level reporting to OASAS.
Responsibilities
- Conduct street outreach and engagement to reach individuals with opioid use disorder not yet in care and re-engage those at risk of loss to contact.
- Provide in-reach engagement for new OTP admissions, including accompaniment to first counselor and dosing appointments.
- Resolve barriers to care such as transportation and Medicaid enrollment, and distribute transit fare.
- Screen for opioid use disorder and refer to MOUD and other treatment settings.
- Provide overdose education, distribute naloxone, and train on overdose recognition and response.
- Offer lived experience and recovery support, and connect individuals to primary care, HIV/HCV services, wound care, and other social services.
- Obtain participant consent and submit the OASAS Encounter Survey within 24 hours of each meaningful encounter.
- Document outreach and follow-up contacts in the electronic health record.
- Participate in supervision, training, and regional network meetings, adhering to confidentiality policies (42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA).
Requirements
- New York State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA or CRPA-P) at hire or obtained within nine months of hire with VIP support.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Lived experience of recovery and the ability to engage individuals with empathy and professionalism.
- Experience working with MOUD or opioid use disorder populations is preferred.
- Ability to use an electronic health record and web-based data collection tools.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred.
Skills
- Street outreach
- Community engagement
- Treatment retention support
- Barrier resolution
- Overdose education
- Naloxone distribution
- Recovery support
- Electronic health record usage
- Data collection tools usage
Location
- Bronx
Work Type
- Office-based
- Community-based
- Field-based
- Street outreach
- Flexible schedule
- Early mornings
- Weekends
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA or CRPA-P)