Peer Engagement Specialist ESSHI #1695

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Title: Peer Engagement Specialist

Job Requisition No.: 1695

Program: ESSHI – West End Heights, Ithaca, NY

Shift Schedule: Monday – Friday (Flexible hours and potential for weekend shifts)

Salary: Salary pay range is min. $16.38 to a max. $21.33 per hr. based on education & experience (evening & overnight hours may qualify for a shift differential)

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Personal Time Off (PTO), first year of employment
• 401(k) with Agency match
• Voluntary Medical/ Dental/ Vision
• Employer Funded Life Insurance
• 9 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance

Agency Overview

Lakeview Health Services is a premier partner throughout the Finger Lakes region, providing safe, affordable housing, support, and rehabilitative services to persons with mental illness as well as health care coordination services to individuals with chronic mental and physical health challenges. We are dedicated to helping individuals identify and achieve personally meaningful and measurable life goals, and to realize their full potential. Lakeview seeks to create an environment of learning and development that will lead to an engaged, motivated, and high performing team with a devotion and commitment to client service.

Essential Job Functions Overview

With the general supervision of the Program Director, will function as a role model to peers, demonstrating competency in principles of recovery and development of effective coping strategies. Provides advocacy, offering consumer information in order to assist facilitate linkages to essential resources. Performs a wide range of recovery-based services to assist peers in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process. Individual should strive to create a healing environment that respects the perspectives and experiences of the individuals, families, staff and communities we serve by practicing safe, respectful communication as well as respecting individuals’ boundaries and differences.

Essential Job Functions

• Serves as an active member of the treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings as needed.
• Assists peers in development of recovery plan.
• Provides psycho-education with focus on assisting with referrals and linkages to essential services.
• Serves as role model by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Provides case management, resourcing, service collaboration on an as needed basis in collaboration with care management and/or supportive housing services.
• Maintains accurate, thorough records and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
• Provides advocacy services on behalf of clients.
• Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.
• Provide guidance, instruction, and support for residents based on evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care.
• Assist residents in clarifying their goals for rehabilitation and recovery.
• Assist residents in monitoring progress of stated goals and provide services from individualized service plans.
• Share personal experience to support others’ recovery in an appropriate and respectful manner
• May carry a small caseload

Experience, Education, & Physical Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with special needs consumers in a recovery-based or vocational/rehabilitative setting. Lived experience with mental health services required. Completion of or significant progress toward the Peer Certification Program is required within one (1) year of hire date. Possession of the CPRP credential is a plus. Must have a valid driver license or be eligible for the appropriate NY State driver license at time of application (as driving is an essential function of this position).

Knowledge:

Demonstrated knowledge of mental health issues and support services; the special and incidental needs of persons affected by mental illness; psychology, personality, and group dynamics; the human services system; principles and practices of conflict and crisis management; the recovery based psychiatric model of service delivery. Has a basic understanding of the importance of working from a trauma sensitive perspective. Motor Vehicle regulations and safe driving techniques; general knowledge of geographical area; Knowledge of Crisis Intervention and Early Engagement.

Any external candidate interested in this employment opportunity, please visit our website at www.lakeviewhs.org.

Lakeview Health Services, Inc. complies with the legal requirement to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Further, Lakeview Health Services, Inc. will not discharge or otherwise discriminate against applicants or employees who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or that of others, subject to certain limitations.