Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

7 days ago

Queens, New York, United States Phoenix House Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year

Description
SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Program Director, provides peer support services to community members.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following.
Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
Key Characteristics

  • Are person-centered and strength-based. They help individuals to identify existing recovery capital and build future capital.
  • Are relationship-oriented, garnering a sense of trust, confidence, authenticity, and efficacy, based on shared experience.
  • Support an individual in defining and directing his or her own treatment/recovery plan, backed with guidance, structure, support, and navigation assistance from a peer and a clinical team.
  • Engage individuals in a timely and expeditious manner, at critical points of recovery vulnerability and throughout various stages of the recovery process.
  • Support re-engaging individuals back into appropriate supports and services promptly in the event of a recurrence of substance use. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Essential Duties

  • Engaging with an individual to consider entering treatment.
  • Engaging a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.
  • Engaging an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.
  • Developing treatment/recovery plans.
  • Raising awareness of existing social and other support services.
  • Modeling coping skills.
  • Assisting with applying for benefits.
  • Accompanying clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.
  • Providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration. Working with participants to identify strengths.
  • Linking participants to formal recovery supports.
  • Educating program participants about various modes of recovery.
  • Travel training – to use public transportation independently.
  • Education and support on the use of medication-assisted treatment.

COMPETENCIES (KSA's)

  • Ethical Practices
  • Judgment
  • Relationship Management
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Empathy
  • Professional Boundaries
  • Global and Cultural Awareness
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Crisis Management
  • Technical Capacity

Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

  • Recovery Peer Advocate Certification (CRPA) is required

Required Experience

  • Minimum one year experience providing peer support services.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.
  • This position is hybrid/mobile and will be working between Suffolk County Jails, out in the community, as well as in an office at a Phoenix House facility.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

  • Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
  • Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

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