Peer Specialist
Peer Specialist
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
We are currently searching for a passionate and motivated Per Diem Peer Specialists to work in our Oswego Crisis Residence Program.
Liberty Resources has 4 Crisis Residence locations with 38 beds in Syracuse Oneida Oswego and Auburn. The respite homes are community based residential programs that provide a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. The program provides Peer Support Services utilizing individuals with a history of lived experience with mental health challenges and a willingness to share their story as well as Crisis Support Staff who have extensive experience in the field.The staff provides services including but not limited to health and wellness coaching reoccurrence prevention planning wellness activities family support conflict resolution and referrals and linkage services. The goal is to stabilize crisis to support a guests safe return to their community and to provide preventive measures for reducing unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality integrated communitybased services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. Were committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs values traditions language preferences and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.
What We Offer:
Home like setting
Relaxed atmosphere
Variety of work hours
Mentorship/Entry level experience with ability for growth in the agency
Offers Peer Certification hours
Peer Support Specialist Position Summary:
The Peer Support Specialist provides support to individuals enrolled in Supportive Crisis Residence who are experiencing challenges in daily life that create risk for an escalation of symptoms that cannot be managed in the individuals home and community environment. Through the use of Recovery Oriented Services Harm Reduction TraumaInformed Care Motivational Interviewing and Intentional Peer Support the Peer Support Specialist will provide guests recovery support health and wellness coaching reoccurrence prevention planning wellness activities family support conflict resolution and any other responsibilities related to the operations of a Supportive Crisis Residence.
Peer Support Specialist Job Responsibilities:
- Provide required services to guests enrolled in the Supportive Crisis Residence as outlined in 14 NYCRR XIII Part 589 including: assistance in personal care and activities of daily living peer support engagement safety planning integration of direct care and support services case management medication management and medication monitoring.
- Provide peer support in fidelity with the Peer and RecoveryOriented models of support.
- Provide any needed crisis intervention teach individuals to look at crisis differently and utilize wellness tools to prevent future crises or to decrease the intensity of personal crisis.
- Work closely with Health Homes hospitals and treatment providers through a person centered/selfdirected approach to develop an integrated plan of care including mental health physical health substance use services and community supports necessary for individuals to succeed in the community.
- Provide advocacy peer support referral and linkage services for program guests as needed.
- Provide coverage for the program as reflected in staffing plan including overnights as required.
- Completes all required documentation such as Individual Service Plan Social Determinants of Health Assessment Strengths and Needs Assessment Safety Planning Daily Progress Notes and Discharge Summary in timelines in accordance with program standards.
Peer Support Specialist Qualifications:
- Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
- Certified or provisionally certified by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) as a Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) Family Peer Advocate (FPA) Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) and/or Peer Specialists who have completed all required State approved training specific to their title is preferred or willing to complete the certification process within six months of employment required.
- Have personal experience with emotional behavioral addiction or cooccurring disorders or as a parent/primary caregiver of a child with emotional behavioral addiction or cooccurring disorders.
- Work experience in a behavioral health or related setting preferably using the recovery model with one to two years of personal recovery experience is preferred.
- A respect for compassion and high level of comfort around people experiencing psychiatric crisis.
- Ability to utilize critical thinking problemsolving and deescalation skills to assist with creating and maintaining an environment that promotes recovery.
Hours: Evenings weekends overnights
Starting Rate:$20$24 per hour depending on certification status
Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race color ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation national origin age marital status physical or mental disability parental status housing status or military status in accordance with applicable federal state and local EEO laws
Welcome to Wholehearted Health!
Liberty Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Other details
- Pay TypeHourly
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Hourly
