Peer Specialist Bronx

Peer Specialist

Agency:
Addiction Services and Supports, Office of

Occupational Category:
Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade: NS

Bargaining Unit: ISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range: $20.42 to $20.42 Hourly

Appointment Type:
Temporary

Jurisdictional Class:
Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage: 0%

Workweek:
Variable

Pass Days:
Friday / Monday

Workday: 12 PM - 12 AM

Flextime allowed:
No

Mandatory overtime:
No

Compressed workweek allowed:
No

Telecommuting allowed:
No

County:
Bronx

Street Address:
Bronx Addiction Treatment Center, 1500 Waters Place, Building 13

City:
Bronx

State: NY

• Serves as a role model and provides advocacy and support services to individuals.
• Assists individuals in identifying, developing, and practicing personalized coping and crisis management skills to deal with their psychiatric symptoms.
• Interacts with individuals as a peer and shares common experiences; assists individuals in identifying areas in which they need support.
• Organizes and facilitates self‑help groups and activities; teaches self‑help techniques and group process skills; facilitates the establishment of peer, natural, and social support networks.
• Helps individuals carry out tasks defined in their treatment plans and actively participate in their treatment planning process.
• Instructs and assists individuals in identifying or clarifying rehabilitation and recovery goals, and in developing daily living, educational, social, vocational, and other skills for empowerment and successful community living.
• Assists individuals in understanding and obtaining access to available community resources and benefits; provides information; links individuals to essential supports such as legal, housing, education, medical, and financial services.
• Advocates for the needs of individuals; provides education and training on their perspectives to other mental health and human service providers.
• Serves as coordinator of alumni program.
• Transporting patients as needed.

• Current certification as a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA‑Provisional by the New York Certification Board.
• Four or more hours of medication‑assisted treatment training.

Prospective appointees will be:
1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.
2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC) that includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.

Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

The mission of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is to provide, support, and oversee a data‑driven continuum of addiction services delivered with equity, dignity, compassion, and respect. OASAS and the Division of Addiction Treatment Centers (ATCs) are committed to establishing environments of safety and non‑violence in keeping with the trauma‑informed Sanctuary Model. The standards and duties for each are performed in support of Sanctuary Model commitments to non‑violence, emotional intelligence, democracy, open communication, social responsibility, social learning, and growth & change.

OASAS Addiction Treatment Centers are Tobacco Free Facilities.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Office of Human Resources Management
Phone: 518‑457‑2963
Fax: 518‑457‑4880
Email:
Recruitment.gov

If interested in this position, please send certifications and a detailed resume clearly describing how you meet the minimum qualifications to the contact above. Be sure to include Reference Code PS/18974/Bronx. Failure to include this code could result in your application not being processed. Please provide your CPRA identification for qualification purposes.