Gambling Harms Peer Recovery Specialist

About the Organization

Centerfor Community Alternatives (CCA) supports and builds power with people across New York State who have been affected by mass incarceration,criminalization and community disinvestment. Through a statewide network ofdirect services, advocacy and organizing, and by supporting the leadership of directly-impacted people, we advance civil and human rights for all New Yorkers. CCA works to build a world where everyone has what they need tothrive.

Why Join the Team?

At CCA,we are committed to fair transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation. The successful candidate's salary is determinedby the combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, and geography. Our goal is to continue to make CCA one of the most desirable nonprofit places at which to work, and in part, recognize the importance of work-life balance.

New York State OASAS Recovery Community Outreach Centers (NYS RCOCs) have integrated recovery support for the prevention and mitigation of harms due to gambling across New York State. This is accomplished by increasing public awareness about gambling harms and connecting those adversely affected by gambling with individualized recovery supports.

Peers with lived gambling experience who have experienced harm as a result of their gambling are primarily responsible for engaging with individuals to support them in their personal individualized recovery journey related to gambling, building and maintaining a suite of specific gambling recovery support services at the RCOC, and providing education and awareness on gambling harms within the community.

• Effectively engage with individuals who are recovery curious or people in various stages and pathways of gambling harms recovery.

• Facilitate one-on-one peer sessions.

• Conduct educational groups at the RCOC on the prevention and mitigation of harms associated with gambling.

• Support the creation and maintenance of mutual aid groups at the RCOC and/or in the community.

• Support individuals in pre-crisis or crisis situations.

• Provide community outreach, education, and public awareness about the prevention and mitigation of harms related to gambling and available resources to a broad range of constituents onsite and at meetings, trainings, community events and at partner service provider organizations.

• Link individuals with community recovery resources, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, financial counseling, and other applicable services for both individuals and affected others.

• Ensure that an OASAS-approved screening tool for gambling is offered at the RCOC consistently and in the community at appropriate trainings, educational sessions, and/or screening days.

• Work collaboratively with the Problem Gambling Resource Center, and all appropriate referrals sources including but not limited to OASAS’ continuum of care, voluntary self-exclusion support, financial counseling through Gam Fin, and physical and other behavioral health services.

• Share experiential knowledge, hope, and skills mentoring to support pathways of harm reduction or recovery around gambling, problem-solving, goal setting, and skill-building.

• Educate individuals about recovery principles, self-care strategies, and the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle.

• Understand and educate about the co-occurring substance use and mental health implications of gambling harms.

• Support engagement in evidence-based prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery supports.

• Ensure there are specific support services, resources, and materials at the RCOC and within the larger organization, if applicable, that are updated and available including but not limited to mutual aid groups, educational groups, gambling-free activities.

• Provide…