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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
- Middletown, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Peer support experience
Education Level
- New York State Peer Certification or Provisional Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $25 (P) $28 (Full Certification)
Benefits
- Growth
- Transferable Skills
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