Peer Advocate

** Please read all pages of this notice carefully for Important Civil Service Information ** To apply you must complete a Seneca County Department of Personnel & Civil Service application for employment (MSD-330) you may visit https://seneca-portal.mycivilservice.com/jobopps to apply online or to request a paper application.

VACANCY: At present there are two (2) vacancies for this position in the Seneca County Mental Health Department.

(An exam for this title will be held at a future date. Appointments will be provisional prior to receiving exam results. Applicants will receive notification)

LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM: Seneca County participates in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program for Mental/Behavioral Health Providers. Clinicians may earn up to $50,000 in loan repayment for a two-year service commitment. Please visit https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ for additional information.

RESIDENCY: Candidates must have been legal residents of Seneca County or one (1) of the six (6) contiguous counties for one (1) month preceding the date of application. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the municipality in which appointment is to be made for at least one (1) month prior to the date of certification and are residents of such municipality at the time of appointment.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: (Illustrative Only):

· Completes required documentation in the electronic health record;

· Provides recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance;

· Provides a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible;

· Assists recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and weaknesses regarding recovery;

· Assists/coaches recovering persons develop their own plan for advancing their recovery; for “getting the life they want;”

· Promotes self-advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services;

· Actively identifies and supports linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests. This will involve a collaborative effort including the recovering person, agency staff and other relevant stakeholders.

· Supports connections to community based, mutual self-help groups;

· Links individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed;

· Provides vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.).

· Develops relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency;

· Visits community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities;

· Identifies barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers;

· Transports clients to services as needed and indicated in client’s treatment plan;

· Provides off-site face to face peer services to recovering persons in various settings such as emergency rooms, hospitals, jails and in their homes as needed;

· Maintains contact by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person after they leave the program to insure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed.

· Provides long-term engagement, support, and encouragement;

· Other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A. Graduation from High School or possession of a High School Equivalency diploma.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS:

Eligibility for certification as a Certified Peer Recovery Advocate as recognized by New York State office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NYS OASAS), or Certified Peer Specialist as recognized by New York State Office of Mental Health.

Certification must be possessed within one year of hire and maintained throughout employment.

Possession of a valid Driver’s License which must be maintained throughout employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.88 per hour

Expected hours: 37.50 per week

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24