Mobile Outreach Team; MOT) Peer Companion

Position: Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) Peer Companion

Location: Walden, NY

Job : 956

# of Openings: 1

Organization: People USA

Position: Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) Peer Companion

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8 AM to 4 PM

Pay Rate: $23.08 per hour

The Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) Peer Companion provides person-centered, trauma-informed peer support to individuals directly discharged from Rockland Psychiatric Center. The goal of MOT is to help participants strengthen independence, successfully transition back into the community, and remain connected to supports that promote stability, wellness, and recovery. The Coordinator serves as a peer mentor, advocate, and community-based support while respecting each participant’s choices, goals, and pace of engagement.

MOT participation is completely voluntary. Participants may reduce or “step down” their level of involvement as they choose; however, they are not completely discharged from the program and may reconnect with the team whenever assistance is needed.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position. Approximately 20 hours per week, scheduled across three days, will be dedicated to MOT services in partnership with Orange County SPOA. The remaining 20 hours per week will support People USA’s Rose House operations, including answering Warm Line calls, assisting with Rose House tasks, and providing shift coverage as program needs require.

• Work three days per week in partnership with Orange County SPOA, totaling approximately 20 hours per week dedicated to MOT participant services.
• Engage individuals directly discharged from Rockland Psychiatric Center and provide ongoing peer support during their transition into the community.
• Provide encouragement, mentoring, and recovery-oriented peer support that promotes hope, self-direction, and independence.
• Assist participants with transitions to new housing arrangements, including adjustment to the new living environment and connection to community-based resources.
• Help participants strengthen independent living skills, including budgeting, personal shopping, planning, organization, and other day-to-day needs identified by the participant.
• Increase community awareness and engagement by helping participants identify and access community events, recreational opportunities, natural supports, and meaningful activities.
• Provide information, referrals, and linkages to community services, including behavioral health, medical care, benefits, housing, transportation, recovery supports, and other resources based on individual needs.
• Provide transportation as needed to support appointments, shopping, community activities, service linkages, and other approved participant needs.
• Serve as a positive role model and mentor while advocating for participants and ensuring their voice, preferences, and choices remain central to service planning.
• Collaborate with Orange County SPOA and other community partners to coordinate services, address barriers, and support smooth transitions and continuity of care.
• Maintain regular and meaningful contact with participants while honoring the voluntary nature of the program and each participant’s right to step down services.
• Use person-centered, trauma-informed peer practices to help participants identify goals, build skills, strengthen natural supports, and work toward greater independence.
• Document participant contacts, services, linkages, transportation, and other required program information in accordance with People USA and program requirements.

• Answer Rose House Warm Line calls and provide peer-based active listening, emotional support, problem solving, recovery…