Peer Specialist

Monroe Plan for Medical Care is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Peer Specialist to join our team. As a Peer Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing support and guidance to individuals in need, helping them to achieve their goals and improve their overall well-being.

• Conduct outreach and engagement activities in local communities, using strength-based approaches to build relationships and trust with participants.
• Assess the health and social needs of participants, using conversational and observational assessments, and formalized risk assessment tools.
• Participate in hospital discharge planning meetings to identify the best community resources for returning members.
• Assist with appointment navigation, including accompaniment to appointments, transportation training, and addressing barriers to care.
• Review documentation and conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine the medical, psychiatric, housing, and other social needs of the member within the community.
• Obtain historical and collateral information from multiple sources to support members behavioral and physical health needs.
• Monitor, evaluate, and record participants progress with respect to care plan goals.

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or higher.
• NYS Certified Peer Specialist preferred or required completion of an internship or comparable training in peer advocacy.
• Experience in providing advocacy services to people who are mentally ill and/or homeless.
• Knowledge of homeless resources, shelter systems, and transportation systems.
• Knowledge of counseling principles and methods for mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Ability to develop, evaluate, implement, and modify treatment intervention to meet the needs of individual recipients.
• Ability to prepare accurate and timely reports.
• Demonstrates ability to respect individual/family diversity and maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team member.
• Knowledge of and ability to work collaboratively with providers and county/community health and human services.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills both oral and written as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and to manage time appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer literate.

Monroe Plan for Medical Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.