Certified Peer Specialist

Description

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Hours: M-F

Rate of pay: $20-$22

As a Certified Peer you will:

• Inspire hope, welcome everyone to the services with warmth and caring
• Promote empowerment and self-determination
• Provide opportunities for everyone to practice self-efficacy through activities that emphasize the acquisition, development, and enhancement of life skills
• Build relationships based on mutuality and shared perspective and provide support to bring about a desired social or personal change
• Focus on the strengths of each individual
• Work in partnership with everyone receiving services and the providers of those services

A Peer Specialist will also:

• -Be a Resource Connector - Promote self-advocacy and self-sufficiency
• -Be an Ally and Confidant - Share related experiences
• -Be a Role Model and Mentor - A social bridge into recovery
• -Be a Problem Solver and Planner - Help to resolve personal and environmental obstacles to recovery , while facilitating the interpretation of an individual's treatment plan
• -Be an Educator and Tour Guide - Provide information about the stages of recovery, while introducing individuals into the culture of recovery

Qualifications:

The qualified candidate will possess the following:

-Personal and lived mental health and/ or recovery experience

-Experience facing life challenges while coping with a mental health diagnosis

-NY State Peer certification or capable of getting their certification within 1 year.

Access offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage; an array of voluntary benefits (term life, whole life, identity theft protection and pet insurance); Healthcare and Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts; employer paid Short Term Disability, LTD and AD&D; a matching 403(b) retirement plan,  generous paid time off, paid holidays, accelerated holiday pay and tuition assistance. 

ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, FINGERPRINTING AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT CHECK. 

Access: Network is an EEO employer-EEO, AAE, M/F/D/V