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About the Role
The Peer Specialist functions as a member of the Residential Team to assist with the outreach, support, and coordination of care for eligible residents living in OMH Housing who require additional supports to live successfully in the community. The Peer Specialist will serve as a role model and/or health coach for clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide outreach to clients to facilitate engagement in services and offer additional supports for successful community living.
- Offer health coaching and recovery support, focusing on self-advocacy, wellness self-management, medication adherence, smoking cessation, entitlements, and daily living activities.
- Assist with and coordinate clients' transportation to appointments, including travel training.
- Accompany clients to medical and/or other appointments to facilitate engagement and follow-through.
- Provide concrete service delivery, such as benefits/enrollments, as per program needs.
- Maintain organized, timely, and accurate documentation, records, statistics, and reports.
- Coordinate care planning with other service providers and resources for collaborative, goal-directed care, including care transitions.
- Participate as part of the Mobile Residential Support team, attending team meetings to provide input on psychosocial conditions/co-morbidities, client status, plans, and goals.
- Act as a resource and consultant to team members on psychosocial and/or substance abuse issues and resources.
- Provide telephonic and face-to-face outreach, engagement, and service planning in the field.
- Act as a linkage to community services, including medical, behavioral, residential, entitlement, and other needed services per the interdisciplinary care plan.
- Monitor overall service delivery to ensure coordination and continuity, advocating with service providers/resources as needed.
- Provide crisis intervention and follow-up.
- Facilitate data sharing with individuals to support partnered decision-making and keep clients informed of progress.
- Complete QI Training during onboarding and participate in QI refresher training as needed.
- Cultivate a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences to drive innovation and better business results.
- Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
- Demonstrate health and safety awareness by following established safety guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Relevant life experience: personal experience living with a disability and/or social/emotional challenge, and willingness to serve as a role model supporting the recovery model.
- Current New York State Driver License
- Clean DMV Record
- Proof of Motor Vehicle Insurance
Work Type
- Full-time
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- $0 Deductible Platinum Plus Medical Insurance Plan - 90% Employer Provided Benefit
- Flexible Spending Account
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Long Term and Short Term Disability
- Legal Plan
- Dependent Care Expense Account
- Life Insurance/Supplemental Life Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- HRA
- Training programs including a Mentorship program
- Eligibility for Federal/Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- Career growth and Promotional opportunities
- Employee Perks and Discounts
- 5 Personal Days
- 10-20 Vacation Days
- 12 Sick Days
- 12 Company Paid Holidays
About the Company
- CN Guidance & Counseling Services inspires and catalyzes recovery for people living with mental health and substance use conditions through innovative and person-centered integrated clinical treatment, counseling, housing, and support services.
- Awarded Newsday/Dan papers Top Long Island Work Place 2019-2026, 8 years in a row.
- Every job and every team at our agency plays a role in helping other Long Islanders live healthy and fulfilling lives.
- Engage your passion and CHOOSE a career & employer where you can use your vital energy to make a difference.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of CN Guidance and Counseling Services, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. CN Guidance and Counseling Services, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.