Outreach Certified Peer - Clinic

Access Supports•Kingston, NY

10d

About The Position

As an Outreach Certified Peer within a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, you engage individuals who are disconnected from services or at risk of falling through the cracks. Drawing on lived experience, you meet people in community settings and offer supportive connection, encouragement, and the belief that recovery is possible. You help bring individuals into care and guide them through their recovery journey using trust, compassion, and empowerment. The role includes providing field-based information and referrals, emotional support grounded in empathy and shared experience, and mentorship through the initial and ongoing stages of recovery. You help identify and troubleshoot barriers to engagement or stability and bridge understanding between individuals and service systems. The position is based in Kingston, New York, and is listed as 40 hours per week. Pay is $25 for provisional certification and $28 for full certification.

Requirements

Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, and willingness to share that journey to inspire others.
Experience navigating behavioral health systems or overcoming life challenges related to mental health or addiction.
Valid New York State Peer Certification, provisional or full, such as CP, YPA, FPA, CRPA, or another certification.
Strong interpersonal, active listening, and communication skills.
Comfort working independently in field-based or community environments.
Flexibility to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, or early mornings as needed.
Collaborative mindset and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
Basic proficiency in documentation and mobile communication tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing peer support in outreach, street-based, or community settings is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented practices.
Understanding of local systems such as shelters, clinics, hospitals, and crisis services.

Responsibilities

Proactively engage individuals in community settings, including streets, shelters, homes, and hospitals, with empathy and encouragement.
Encourage individuals to define their goals, identify strengths, and take steps toward self-determined wellness.
Use personal recovery experience to model that healing and progress are achievable.
Build trust through consistent, nonjudgmental support and authentic presence in the field.
Help individuals navigate systems and overcome barriers to behavioral health and social services.
Guide individuals toward clinical care, housing, benefits, and community-based supports.
Encourage participation in meaningful activities, social networks, and recovery-oriented resources.
Provide information and connect individuals to services during outreach encounters.
Offer emotional support grounded in empathy and shared experience.
Mentor and motivate individuals through initial and ongoing stages of recovery.
Identify and troubleshoot challenges that interfere with engagement or stability.
Bridge gaps in understanding between individuals and systems using language and lived perspective.