Peer Specialist
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Position Overview
The Bright Corner Respite Center (CRC) part of Parachute NYC provides an innovative and unique hospital diversion model whereby persons seeking temporary residential/respite care can stay in a warm friendly safe and supportive homelike environment where they are taught to use new recovery and relapse preventions kills. This is achieved through 24hour peer support selfadvocacy education selfhelp training and mutual understanding. The CRC offers people experiencing a psychosisrelated crisis with a shortterm (one day to two weeks)residential alternative that will allow individuals to maintain daily activities and connect with communitybased services and supports including primary care. The program will provide recovery oriented services incorporating Need Adapted Treatment and Intentional Peer Support.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a partnership with guests experiencing crisis utilizing traumainformed recovery oriented intentional peer support
- Promote the provision of a safe comfortable secure and trusting environment where guests are listened to and respected by staff
- Practice the Need Adapted Treatment Model (NATM) and Intentional Peer Support (IPS) after completing training provided as part of the Parachute NYC grant
- Draw on knowledge and skills acquired from personal experience with the mental health system with a focus on guests personal recovery process
- Create a sense of community through the mutual sharing of lived experiences and offers encouragement and support to participate in daily activities within the CRC and community
- Assist with preregistration process for both individuals referred from NAMCT (Need Adapted Mobile Crisis Team) and those who selfrefer (respiteonly guests)
- Assist with intake and registration of new guests including an explanation of services and expectations a tour of the premises introduction to other staff and guests
- Assist and collaborate with other Parachute NYC staff when appropriate to help guests identify plan for and realize shortterm personal goals and priorities while in the CRC
- Facilitate individual and groupbased educational recovery wellness and skill building opportunities including: wellness selfmanagement; WRAP; peer support; harm reduction; and other social or leisure activities
- Followup with guests to monitor and support progress toward goalachievement
- Advocates for and facilitate access to needed health care services proactively addressing potential barriers such as missed appointments transportation fear and stigma and communication with professional staff
- Assist guests with steps required to prepare their own meals manage their own medication take care of their physical needs and participate in the maintenance of a clean living environment
- Responsible for timely and accurate documentation including documentation of interactions with guests services provided critical information and events contacts with collaterals and referrals as required by SUS policies and Parachute NYC
- Provide household upkeep duties as needed
- Serve daily cold breakfast for guests and assist guests with accessing snacks when needed
- Encourage guest participation in relevant aspects of documentation process
- Participates in data collection and recording related to outcomes research and other agency and grantbased priorities
- Participate in supervision team meetings interagency meetings case conferences NAMCT meetings and other relevant meetings as required by SUS and Parachute NYC
- Provides flexible evening night weekend and holiday coverage
Qualifications
III. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
1 year work experience in a behavioral health or related setting preferably using the recovery model
Must have lived experience with the mental health system and willingness to share personal
experience appropriately and respectfully
Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Ability to utilize critical thinking problemsolving and deescalation skills to assist with creating and
maintaining an environment that promotes recovery
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Ability to utilize various computer programs specifically Microsoft Word and Excel preferred
Graduate of core peer specialist training program preferred
A respect for and high level of comfort around people experiencing psychiatric crisis preferred
Exceptional written and oral communication skills including empathic listening responding
preferred
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus
Company Overview
Join a team of employees who cares about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect integrity support maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. S:US is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information. S:US is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied contact the Director of Recruitment.
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Employment Type
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