Senior Peer Specialist

Services for the Underserved•Brooklyn, NY

14d

About The Position

SCSC - Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center Brooklyn, New York SCOPE OF ROLE: will have lived experience as a recipient of behavioral health services with a willingness to share personal, practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit program enrollees.

Requirements

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent (GED)
Work experience in a behavioral health or related setting minimal 2 yrs
Have lived experience with mental health or substance use recovery with a willingness to share personal experience appropriately and respectfully
Experience working with people diagnosed with mental illness and people struggling with substance use and co-Occurring disorder.
Experience working within a respite/residential or crisis 24 hr program
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Ability to utilize critical thinking, problem-solving and de-escalation skills to assist with creating and maintaining an environment that promotes recovery
Ability to utilize various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel
Completion of Peer specialist course work with active Peer certification

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Psychology or Social work
Bilingual- Spanish preferred
Experience working with families, youth/children

Responsibilities

Develop a partnership with guests experiencing crisis utilizing trauma-informed, recovery oriented, intentional peer support and provide support to peer specialists
Provide strength based, Person centered, trauma-informed, Social determinants of health assessments of children’s biological, educational, psychological and social needs.
Develop connection with guests experiencing an emotional crisis by utilizing trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented focus and intentional peer support and provide support and recommendation to peer specialist in this area as needed.
Promote a safe and secure environment for staff members and guests by ensuring safety protocols, boundaries and ethics are followed.
Support peers with identifying and processing linkages to internal S:US programs and community resources to aid in peer support.
Provides emergency and relief coverage as necessary
Maintain the physical appearance of the Program and report necessary findings to management.
Ensure full occupancy of the Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center to meet the LOS (Length of stay) requirements by ensuring follow ups, reviewing admission packets timely and conducting outreaches to S:US programs and other external networks.
Support peers with the flow of conducting registration and departures and ensuring accurate documentation was completed.
Conduct weekly reviews of all program documentation and provide reports on outreaches, groups, fire drills, community meetings, progress notes and the Program’s guest tracking system to maintain accuracy.
Ability to work evenings/weekends
Complete mandatory S:US and Program trainings as scheduled.
Schedule and host mandatory supervisions with supervisee caseload.
Host monthly community meetings to receive Guest feedback.
Complete tasks assigned by any program managers as needed.