Respite Specialist

Services For The Underserved, Inc.•New York, NY

8d•$45,000 - $50,000

About The Position

The Crisis Respite Center (CRC), part of Parachute NYC, provides an innovative and unique “hospital diversion” model whereby persons seeking temporary residential/respite care can stay in a warm, friendly, safe, and supportive home-like environment where they are taught to use new recovery and relapse preventions kills. This is achieved through 24-hour peer support, self-advocacy education, self-help training, and mutual understanding. The CRC offers people experiencing a psychosis-related crisis with a short-term (one day to two weeks)residential alternative that will allow individuals to maintain daily activities and connect with community-based services and supports, including primary care. The program will provide recovery oriented services incorporating Need Adapted Treatment and Intentional Peer Support. Parachute NYC is an innovative CMS funded pilot project designed to support a continuum of community based services for individuals experiencing a psychosis related crisis, including specially trained mobile crisis teams and Crisis Respite Centers.

Requirements

Certification or Provisional certification as a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) OASAS and orOMH /CRPA certification
Active participation in self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs, orparticipant run organizations or similar experiences or programs required.
Must have lived experience with the Mental Health and/or Substance Use Treatment systemand willingness to share personal experience appropriately and respectfully.
Understanding of the community in which the team is based with an awareness of availablecommunity resources.
Experience working with adults impacted by mental health disorders
The Peer Specialist should also be someone who has made positive and productive progresstoward his or her own recovery.
Demonstrate good interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with,relate to and effectively work with participants.
Must possess the ability/ willingness to disclose their recovery story (where appropriate)for the purposes of empowerment.
Excellent judgment/ ability to understand boundaries when working with participants isrequired.
Have a clear understanding of community diversity and needs
Ability to document and translate member needs with a trauma informed, and culturally competent lens
Ability to utilize critical thinking, problem-solving and de-escalation skills to assist withcreating and maintaining an environment that promotes recovery
Ability to utilize various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel
A Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent or higher required