Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

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$21.92/hr - $21.92/hr

This range is provided by Acacia Network. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Mission Statement

Are you ready to give back to the community while pursuing your passion? For over 50 years, Acacia Network and its affiliates have been committed to improving the quality‑of‑life and wellbeing of underserved communities in New York City and beyond. We are one of the leading human services organizations in New York City and the largest Hispanic‑led nonprofit in the State, serving over 150,000 individuals every year.

Our programs serve individuals at every age and developmental level, from the very young through our daycare programs to mature adults through our older adults centers. Our extensive array of community‑based services are fully integrated, bilingual and culturally competent.

Position Overview

The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate requires someone who is culturally aware and sensitive to the needs of the targeted population, possess excellent computer skills, be able to function as a part of an inter‑disciplinary team and have understanding of therapy and group work rooted in evidence‑based approaches for intervention and management strategies. Certified Recovery Peer Advocate services are peer‑delivered services with a rehabilitation and recovery focus.

They are designed to promote skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of recovery‑oriented principles (e.g. hope and self‑efficacy, and community living skills). The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate uses trauma‑informed, non‑clinical assistance to achieve long‑term recovery from a behavioral health disorder.

• Provide rehabilitative and recovery‑oriented interventions for clients diagnosed with substance disorders.
• Help promote skills for coping and managing behavioral health symptoms.
• Provide relapse prevention planning.
• Conduct assessment and groups specific to substance abuse and dependency.
• Utilize motivational interviewing and other evidence‑based practices (EBP) while working with individuals at different stages of change to help individuals reduce use/abstain from substance use.
• Work as a member of multidisciplinary treatment team that practices client‑centered and holistic care; accompany clients to appointments and complete warm handoff referrals, including health homes services.
• Communicate effectively with clients and collateral contacts and conduct outreach for care coordination.
• Provide advocacy services for clients, including assisting individuals obtain benefits and entitlements, food, housing, and access appropriate care in the community.
• Conduct interim visits with individuals after a discharge from a hospital, rehab, or inpatient stay to facilitate community tenure and increased readiness while waiting for the first post‑discharge visit with a community‑based mental health provider.
• Assist in the selection and utilization of self‑directed recovery tools such as relapse prevention planning.
• Connect individuals to self‑help groups in the community.
• Provide recovery education and counseling to individuals and their family members.
• Provide transitional support bridging from an institution (jail, hospital, rehab) to an individual’s home.
• Provide preventative and crisis support services.
• Provide parent skills development and training.
• Conduct groups with families to strengthen social skills, decrease isolation, provide emotional support and create opportunities for ongoing natural support.
• Participate in staff and organizational meetings as…