Peer Support Specialist

6 days ago


Bronx, New York, United States Essen Medical Associates Full time
Job Summary

Reports to: Care Coordinator Supervisor for HH+ AOT

Position Description

The role of a certified specialist/peer educator provides the members with support from those who have lived experience with SMI and or Substance use, who can give an insider perspective and other resources to support members' individualized recovery process. These individuals work to educate our AOT members about their diagnosis(es) by providing materials to promote health literacy and sharing their own experiences of recovery.

Key Responsibilities
  • Uses lived experience to connect with AOT members, support them in their goals, and serve as a role model of personal progress and/or recovery.
  • Provide health education on effective coping and life skills, stress reduction and problem-solving skills.
  • Engage client in shared decision making around service and recovery planning.
  • Assists assigned members with their person-centered service plan; engages with the family and significant others in the service plan.
  • Documents all progress with the members using DAP note model.
  • Performs face to face encounters at the members residence or at a convenient location and accompanies members to medical and psychiatric appointments to increase treatment adherence.
  • Collaborates with the care team and the member to identify and connect member to community and outpatient services based on the stages of change, immediate needs, and recommended treatment objectives
  • Provide linkages and referrals to external social and support services, advocating and liaising with members providers and family to increase access to community and health resources.
  • Uses harm reduction techniques such as motivational interviewing, recovery, and trauma-informed care when delivering peer services.
  • Provides individual peer support, wellness counseling, harm reduction counseling based on motivational interviewing to assigned members.
  • Participates in Crisis Intervention and Crisis Support Services.
  • Conducts outreach and in-reach activity for all disengaged members enrolled in care management services.
Qualifications
  • High school diploma is required and is currently certified as peer specialist.
  • A minimum of 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement
  • Lived experience using mental health and/or substance use treatment services
  • Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program
  • Proficiency in Spanish language preferred.
  • Literacy skill in computer, Microsoft and electronic health records.


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