Peer Specialist

1007 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11223, USA

Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Make a bigger difference

PURPOSE:

The Jewish Board’s Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally competent, person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW :

To serve as a role model and advocate for clients receiving ACT services in the community. Assist in the areas of entitlements, self-advocacy and empowerment, daily activities, housing and employment. Teach independent living skills. Function as a full member of the ACT team providing evidenced based interventions as part of the ACT model. The majority of this role is conducted in the community and is not site specific.

KEY

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Responsibilities
include but are not limited to
:

• Provide concrete service delivery to clients (i.e. benefits/entitlements), as per program needs.
• Lead and co-lead a variety of recovery groups on issues of self-advocacy, entitlements, daily living activities, housing issues, employment readiness, smoking cessation, substance use disorders and other groups as deemed appropriate.
• Communicate with collaterals and other agency staff on behalf of clients to assist case management staff as needed.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision and discharge planning discussion.
• Appropriately document individual and groups notes in electronic health records.
• Assists in various duties (as needed) for the program
• Maintain resource materials on recovery for client use.
• Conduct weekly in person visits for clients currently residing in homeless shelters and assigned to the ACTprogram and/or in client’s homes or elsewhere in the community where the client is accessible.
• Train consumers in peer advocacy skills, harm reduction skills and affect management skills.
• Escort clients to doctors, court, interviews and other appointments as needed.
• Teach independent living skills such as cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, how to manage medication adherence.
• Complete Relapse Prevention plans with clients.
• Conduct diligent searches for missing clients including outreaches to DHS, hospitals, web searches as well as making in person physical attempts to locate clients.
• May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to their job responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills and/or Experience

Required:

• Familiarity with NYS Entitlements, Housing and Mental Health Service Delivery System.
• Basic computer skills a plus.

Communication

Skills:

• Ability to articulate the company’s philosophy, mission and goals to a varied audience.
• Ability to author and to present effective and persuasive speeches and presentations to various groups including clients, management and employees.
• Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints, including those of a sensitive and confidential nature, from any of the following, if applicable, under a variety of circumstances, including adversarial situations: clients, consumers, managers, employees, regulatory agencies, arbitrators, union representatives, vendors, or applicants.
• Ability to effectively present information to clients, top management and staff in verbal and written formats.

Mathematical

Skills:

• Ability to perform basic mathematical skills such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.

Reasoning

Skills:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to work within general guidelines and minimal supervision.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and execute responsibilities in the face of conflicting priorities or unexpected situations.
• Ability to recognize the need for confidentiality of information and to maintain such confidences.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Must be comfortable with public transportation,…