Children's Transition & Peer Specialist - Care Coordinator
Access: Supports for Living · Middletown, NY, US
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About the Role
Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact. Access's Culture Playbook guides how we show up for each other and the people we support, fostering a clear, supportive, and outcome-focused environment committed to helping people live their healthiest lives.
Responsibilities
- Work with individuals receiving care management services.
- Collaborate with care managers providing services to enrolled members.
- Use lived experience of recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges to support, mentor, and empower individuals on their recovery journeys.
- Provide hope, advocacy, and guidance through shared experiences to help others develop skills and achieve personal goals toward wellness, stability, and independence.
- Inspire hope and demonstrate that recovery is possible by sharing lived experience with behavioral health and substance use recovery.
- Work with families and children in need of care management services.
- Assist children in applying for and receiving “Family of One” Medicaid.
- Connect children and families to community resources and additional services.
Requirements
- Knowledge of behavioral health systems, other health systems, and community resources.
- Strong communication and active listening skills.
- Ability to build trusting relationships with families, children, and adult individuals.
- Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Strong problem-solving and advocacy skills to help individuals/families navigate complex systems.
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- Dependability, professionalism, and ability to maintain healthy boundaries.
- Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, and willingness to share that experience in a professional, supportive manner.
Skills
- Communication
- Active listening
- Relationship building
- Flexibility
- Adaptability
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Advocacy
- Cultural sensitivity
- Professionalism
Location
- Middletown, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Flexible hours
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Certification as a Peer Specialist / Peer Advocate (or eligibility/willingness to obtain certification within a required timeframe).
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 per hour
Benefits
- Not specified
About the Company
- Access values connection, accountability, and real impact.
- Our Culture Playbook is how we show up for each other and the people we support.
- We are committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible – while making sure our staff can do the same.
Equal Opportunity
- An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans.