Peer Specialist
Peer Specialist
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Position Overview
S:US is seeking a Peer Specialist for our adult families shelter in Brooklyn.
This position is located at 12 East 31 Street New York NY 10016
The Peer Specialist will:
- Outreach/Engagement/Bridge Building: Helping to facilitate engagement with teams by forging strong connections with participants and families undertaking outreach activities designed to promote community awareness of S:US services encouraging helpseeking and at times serving as a bridge between team members and participants when they experience ambivalence about treatment.
- Relationship Building: Developing authentic meaningful relationships with individuals and families through empathy sharing experiences listening and collaborating with genuine curiosity and interest.
- Embracing Creative Narratives: Peer Specialists need to be able to understand share and discuss multiple frameworks for understanding life experiences such as psychosis with participants and the rest of theS:US team. Peer Specialists intentionally use language in the service of listening to understand and making space for complex personal stories of recovery and resilience.
- Advocacy: Peer Specialists advocate with and for program participants both in the larger community and on the team.
- CoCreating Support and Wellness Tools: Collaborate with participants to clarify their personal visions and develop their wellness toolkit. Along with other team members Peer Specialists support participants in strengthening their selfawareness building life skills and connecting to resources and community outside of the S:US team.
- Influencing Team Culture: Whenever possible positively influencing the team culture by advocating for clients promoting a youth friendly approach and encouraging the use of recoveryoriented language.S:US Peer Specialists also work actively within the team itself to help build an environment that operates from a belief in the human potential to grow and an understanding of human diversity.
- Team Communication: Peer Specialists maintain open and frequent communication with the team. This includes reporting safety and other concerns to the team. Peer Specialists will also keep notes on visits with program participants as required by the provider agency. In the spirit of peer support cocollaborating on reporting with the program participant is encouraged.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED or 2 years of experience working in a large residential/institutional setting with a special needs population is required.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills required.
- Must have patience creativity flexibility compassion and sensitivity to persons with mental health and substance abuse issues and criminal court involvement.
- NYS Drivers License preferred.
Benefits Overview:We offer attractive compensation with comprehensive benefits including: Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision/Life Insurance; 403(b); Credit Union; FSAs; ShortandLongTerm Disability; Transportation Plan; Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays
S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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 Talent Acquisition at
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