Certified Peer Specialist

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, United StatesDate Posted: Aug 16, 2024

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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

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