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About the Role

The Recovery Peer Specialist (RPS) serves as a role model, demonstrating competency in personal recovery and effective coping skills. The RPS provides advocacy, peer support, and access to resources for tenants enrolled in The Fortune Society’s OASAS-funded Transitional Safety Unit, particularly those who are justice-impacted and managing substance use disorders. The RPS also assists clients in securing permanent supportive housing after achieving stability within a 6–12-month period.

Responsibilities

Provides non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration.
Builds meaningful, relationship-oriented connections that foster trust, confidence, authenticity, and a sense of efficacy through shared experience.
Supports individuals in defining and directing their own treatment and recovery plans by providing guidance, structure, encouragement, and navigation assistance in collaboration with peer support and the clinical team.
Engages individuals in a timely and responsive manner during critical points of vulnerability and throughout the various stages of the recovery process.
Supports individuals in re-engaging with appropriate services and supports in a timely manner in the event of a recurrence of substance use.
Assists clients with attending treatment appointments and accessing other healthcare services.
Assists in the development of individualized treatment and recovery plans.
Accompanies clients to court appearances, medical appointments, and other necessary appointments.
Connects clients to formal recovery supports that promote ongoing stability and wellness.
Provides travel training to use public transportation independently.
Educates and supports clients regarding the use of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) as part of an individual’s recovery process.
Assembles clients’ clinical charts and ensures progress notes and other vital information are accurately filed and maintained.
Establishes and maintains relationships with community-based organizations, social service providers, and support networks.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Certification as a Certified Recovery Specialist.
Ability to travel throughout the 5 boroughs to escort clients on appointments via Public Transportation.
Ability to assist with educating tenants on their individualized treatment goals.
Ability to work under strict confidentiality and promoting HIPAA laws.
Ability to be receptive to feedback and supervision for development.
Knowledgeable with utilizing motivational interviewing and Trauma Informed techniques.
Must be able to identify and build on the strengths of each individual tenant.
Must be able to network in partnership with other agencies to ensure that tenants receive best possible services conducive to their overall wellbeing.
Ability to work with tenants from various backgrounds who may suffer from mental health disorders and substance use challenges.
Encourages individuals to apply who have successfully made the transition from incarceration and/or substance abuse into a stable, productive lifestyle in the community.

Skills

Active listening skills
Empathy
Reflection
Interpersonal skills
Building meaningful connections
Microsoft Word proficiency
Microsoft Outlook proficiency
Excellent writing skills
Excellent editing skills
Excellent verbal communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact culturally, linguistically, and diplomatically with diverse internal and external individuals.
Written and verbal proficiency in Spanish a plus.

Location

Castle Gardens (West Harlem) - New York, NY
625 West 140th Street, New York, NY 10031
Brooklyn
The Bronx
Manhattan
Queens

Work Type

Full-Time
Regular
Non-Exempt

Experience Level

At least two years of experience working as a Peer Specialist or similar role.

Education Level

High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

Salary/Compensations

$25.83 per hour (approximately $47,000 annually)

About the Company

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for almost 60 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities.
The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.
Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with over $100 million in annual budget with approximately 600 staff.
Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service.
The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society.
The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, an arts program, lifetime aftercare, policy and advocacy through our David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, and research through our Center for Research, Inquiry and Social Justice.
Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve.
Fortune currently serves approximately 20,000 people a year.
Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation.

Equal Opportunity

The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will afford equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.