Description
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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Benefits :
We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ("RWDSU"). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a "CBA") between Housing Works and the RWDSU
Compensation Range: $40,000 for CRPA-P or $45,000 for CRPA Commensurate with experience
Overview:
Housing Works'East Harlemand East New York OASAS Clinics provide specialized Substance Use Treatment Services for multiple underserved populations, including persons with mental illness who suffer from ongoing mood and/or perceptual disorders; persons with Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury who suffer permanent neurological damage that affects motor skills and/or cognition; LGBTQIA individuals; the unstably housed; persons with chronic health concerns; and persons involved in the criminal justice system.Housing Works'OASAS Clinicsuse a trauma-informed, harm reduction approach (including abstinence-based treatment in accordance with legal mandates) as its foundation for the treatment of substance use disorders.
The Outreach Specialist will be a self-starter, able to use lived experience working with persons in or seeking recovery from substance use issues. The candidate must be a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate and will work as a fully integrated team member providing peer recovery support to individuals in the outpatient clinic setting and in the community. The Outreach Specialist reports to the Director and/or Assistant Director and is responsible for supporting the clinical team to ensure consistent engagement and support in multiple aspects of clinical services.
Responsibilities

• Assist peer participants in the development of a personal self-directed recovery plan
• Work with clients to identify strengths
• Link clients to formal recovery supports
• Assist with the review and discussion of the client's treatment plan
• Provide clients with information on existing community supports and services
• Model coping skills
• Assist client with applying for benefits
• Accompany clients to medical appointments and other identified high-need appointments
• Provide non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration
• Educate program participants about various pathways to recovery
• Provide travel training to use public transportation independently
• Identify and support linkages to community resources that support the client's goals and interests
• Support clinical staff with outreach calls and visits to help facilitate consistent engagement
• Document in Electronic Health Records (EHR) services provided to clients
• Remains aware ofall clinical documentationpolicies thatensure comprehensive client care in order to meet the regulatory agencies' guidelines.
• Completes tasks related to GPRA
• Participates in all programmatic meetings and trainings.
• Participatesin agency wide continuous quality improvement activities aimed at improving health outcomes for program participants
• Maintains HIPAA confidentiality standards
• Performs other duties as assigned by Director and/or Assistant Director.
• Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and AIDS.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED and 2 years of work or volunteer experience in a recovery-oriented setting
• NYS Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)
• Computer skills MS Word proficiency
• Able to navigate New York City public transportation system
• Knowledge of benefits/entitlements for people with disabilities
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred, but not required