Embedded Peer Specialist in Rockland County

Job Position : Embedded Peer Specialist in Orangeburg, NY (Rockland County, NY)Payrate : $23.07 per hourJob Summary : People USA will provide Rockland County with an Embedded Peer Specialist in Orangeburg, NY who will support the daily operations. The Embedded Peer Specialist provides peer support for each participant on the Rockland County Psychiatric Units. The Peer is available to instill hope, support wellness and demonstrate that recovery is real and does happen. Peers model and utilize trauma-informed techniques and tools, help participants set goals and engage in community and social events. Peer would be running wellness based groups on the units and working alongside the treatment team to best support individuals on the unit.Duties and Responsibilities : Provide support for participants to divert hospitalization after discharge.Share personal experience and encourage mental health wellness and recovery.Assist in connection with mental health services, community resources, entitlements, and other services as needed.Model and utilize Trauma Informed techniques and tools as outlined in the following training : Intentional Peer Support (IPS), Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Mental Health First Aid, Emotional CPR (eCPR), Motivational Interviewing, Safe TALK, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), People, Inc. In-House Peer Advocacy Training, and Crisis Diversion / Respite House Training.Complete all necessary Academy of Peer Services (APS) online learning and complete NY State Peer Specialist Certification Application.Provide telephone support to peers.Help maintain a clean, safe, and secure trauma-informed environment.Educate clients on useful health & wellness topics, including but not limited to : Recovery from Mental Health Challenges (from a Psychiatric Rehabilitation perspective)Wellness & Whole Health (SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness)Community Resources (across all domains of health, e.g. : physical, mental, substance use, socio-economic determinants of health), Trauma & Healing, Wellness Planning & Prevention (e.g. WRAP), Natural Supports (developing / maintaining).Help clients to identify barriers to their recovery journeys or personal wellness, including issues related to access, quality of care, people’s rights, lack of basic needs, and stigma & discrimination.Advocate for client’s side-by-side to overcome identified barriers, making sure their voices are heard, and their decisions are understood and respected.Build peer-to-peer connections / relationships based on mutuality (shared lived experiences), empathy, and hope for recovery / wellness (peers-as-proof).Provide peer support, sharing stories, personal feelings, information, and strategies for living well.Coach clients to identify & accomplish whole health goals related to the Eight Dimensions of Wellness (emotional, social, physical, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, spiritual).Directly connect people to the services and supports they need through direct bridging / linking (as opposed to referrals only).Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other provider agencies, and local housing providers (landlords) within the county and its surrounding environs.Document all meaningful interactions in electronic records software and maintain hard copies in clients’ files.Consistently support People USA’s mission to instill a sense of hope, empowerment, and self-determination in people living with mental illness that fosters recovery and a transition to wellness.Advocate for individuals on the inpatient unit, and assist those in the community once discharged.Log time appropriately within working hours in the payroll system.Required Education and Experience : High School degree or equivalency.Personal lived experience / s with mental illness or substance abuse preferred.Significant demonstrable experience in health & human services.New York State Certified Peer Specialist must be obtained within 6 months of hire.Reports to : Director Danielle Riccardulli#J-18808-Ljbffr

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