Peer Navigator

New York State Psychiatry Institute•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Peer Navigator position. The Peer Navigator is a full time position with the OnTrackNY and Audubon/OnTrackNY Step-Up program. OTNY supports teens and young adults who have been impacted by unexpected changes in their thinking and perceptions. The mission is to empower young people to make meaning of their experiences and to pursue their goals for school, work and relationships. The Audubon/OnTrackNY Step-Up Program is a new program that supports continued recovery for young adults transitioning from OnTrackNY to the Audubon Clinic. Approximately half-time will be spent working at each program. The Peer Navigator will report to the OnTrackNY Team Leader and Step Up Program Director. The Peer Navigator instills hope by drawing on their own lived experience. Walking alongside participants on their recovery journeys, the Peer Specialist uses a non-clinical approach to support, empower, and advocate for young people as they contend with the difficulties and uncertainties of their emerging experiences. The Peer Navigator uses their unique perspective to contribute to treatment planning, remaining youth-driven and facilitating the team's development and maintenance of a culture of respect and shared decision making. The Peer Navigator collaborates with other team members and provides services to program participants at each clinic or in the community.

Requirements

Certification as a New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) by the New York Peer Specialist Certification Board (NYPSCB).

Nice To Haves

Lived experience of mental health challenges
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
One year of prior work experience as a peer specialist
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Connecting with the community and participants and families about the program and offering hope and support around the possibility of recovery
Forming meaningful partnerships with program participants
Expanding the understandings of the experience of "First Episode Psychosis"
Partnering with participants and families to support development and creation of self-care and self-awareness tools
Working closely with a participant's family of choice
Supporting the growth and development of OnTrackNY and the Step Up Program through creation and support of a feedback loop between participants and the team.
Connecting participants and their families to needed community-based support and supporting participants in the transition from OnTrackNY to the Step-Up Program
Creating spaces and opportunities for participants to learn together and support one another
Learning about and connecting to community-based supports and resources
Utilizing lived experience and non-clinical approach to support the understandings of colleagues at OnTrackNY, Step Up and the broader WHCS community
Working as an essential member of a multi-disciplinary team, documenting their interactions collaboratively, maintaining timely and accurate documentation of services in the electronic health record, and communicating back to the team.
Continuing to develop and hone skills to support this work and participating in supervision
Completing other tasks as assigned