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Peer Specialist

2 months ago

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Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Peer Specialist

Job Summary:

CASES is seeking a Peer Specialist to support the Nathaniel Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. A multi-disciplinary, alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) program that provides evidence-based, mobile, community mental health treatment to promote the recovery and community integration of individuals age 18 years old and up with serious mental illnesses, high rates of co-occurring substance use disorders, high utilization of emergency/crisis services, and criminal legal involvement in Manhattan or Brooklyn courts. The Nathaniel ACT Team is a unique and pioneer program that focuses on providing intensive outpatient treatment to individuals with serious mental illnesses so that they can maintain stability in the community and successfully complete their ATI mandates.

The Peer Specialist utilizes their lived experiences to provide support, services and treatment to ACT clients, with the goal of improving overall stability in the community, promoting progress towards their recovery goals, as well as supporting life skills development.

Shift Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location Address: 424 East 147th St, Bronx, NY 10455. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.


Workplace Flexibility:

  • This position is Flexible: This position has flexible work flexibility where for which staff have flexibility to complete their work day from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.

Salary: The salary for this role is $46,350 per year.


What you will be doing:

  • Attend and participate in daily team meetings to discuss clients’ clinical and case management issues and needs;
  • Complete documentations required by the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) licensing guidelines, NYS Medicaid billing guidelines as well as per CASES ACT Policy and Procedures;
  • Use motivational interviewing, recovery and trauma-informed approaches when delivering peer services to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care needs;
  • Work effectively and involve ACT clients’ identified support network, as well as other service providers for service coordination;
  • Provide individual peer support and wellness counseling, harm reduction counseling using motivational interviewing and a person-centered approach;
  • Act as advocate and liaison for clients’ in income support and access to resources to support service plan goals;
  • Provide 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis;
  • Provide culturally competent services in accordance with CASES policies and practice.

What we are looking for:

  • Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, or eligible to obtain certification within 6 months of hire;
  • At least 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement;
  • High school diploma;
  • Lived experience using mental health treatment and/or substance use treatment services;
  • Individuals with previous criminal justice experience are eligible;
  • Proficiency with computer and electronic health records.

Preferred but not required:

  • Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program;
  • Fluency in Spanish.

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
  • 12 Paid Holidays per year
  • Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Visit www.cases.org/careers/ to learn more about benefits offered by the CASES

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.


CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.