Peer Specialist-Homeless Services

S:US is seeking a Peer Specialist for their mens shelter in Brooklyn.

This position is located at Brooklyn NY 11208

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 help-seeking 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.
• Co-Creating 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 self-awareness 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 recovery-oriented 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 the spirit of peer support co-collaborating on reporting with the program participant is encouraged.

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
One year work experience in a shelter 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
Ability to utilize critical thinking problemsolving and deescalation skills to assist with creating and
maintaining an environment that promotes recovery

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Peer Certification 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

S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Join a team of employees who care 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. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO professional development and more explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you.

We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect integrity support maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability age sexual orientation national origin veteran status or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal State and Local laws. 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 Leave Team at .