Peer Specialist, YAACT Program
Reports to: Team Leader
Travel or Special Conditions/Requirements: Traveling required
We believe that in-person operations are the best way to serve our clients, both directly and through essential operational support. In-person work primarily in Brooklyn.
Job Description
- Assist client with person-centered goal planning
- Collaborate with client and care management team to identify the services clients should receive based on stage of change, immediate needs, and recommended treatment objectives
- Assess and provide services to clients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs
- Assist clients with linkages to and systems navigation within the behavioral health, human services, and criminal justice systems as appropriate
- Act as an advocate and liaison for clients in accessing resources to support service plan goals
- Use motivational interviewing, recovery, and trauma-informed approaches when delivering peer services
- Involve family and significant others in the client’s treatment with the team
- Provide individual peer support, wellness counseling, harm reduction counseling based on motivational interviewing
- Provide 70% of treatment contacts in the community, including accompanying clients to appointments and events
- Complete Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), safety, crisis intervention, and relapse prevention plans
- Conduct mobile outreach to clients who unexpectedly disengage from clinic services
- Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on a rotating basis
- Provide culturally competent services in accordance with IDCC policies and practice
Qualifications
- High school diploma
- Certified Peer Specialist
- At least 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement
- Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program
- Lived experience using mental health and/or substance use treatment services
- Individuals with previous criminal justice experience are encouraged to apply
- Proficiency with computer and electronic and health records
SALARY RANGE: $50,000-$53,000 Based on experience and licensure.
BENEFITS WE OFFER:
- Medical including Dental and Vision
- Cafeteria Plans: FSA, Dependent child care plan, qualified transportation plan
- Up to 3% 401k Profit Sharing plan automatic contribution for eligible employees
- 401k Additional 4% match of your contribution from your salary
- Employee Assistant Program Services (EAP)
- Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program for qualifying candidate
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Referral Bonus
Interborough is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and/or local law and encourage women, veterans and other minorities to apply.
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center is committee to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) in the workplace. We believe that DEIB is unite to every community.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Brooklyn, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road