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Salary Range $17.00 - $17.00 Hourly
nLevel Entry
nPosition Type Full Time
nEducation Level High School
nCategory Other
nDescription
nMajor Duties and Responsibilities : The Peer Advocate is an active member in the FLACRA team and provides peer support services to clients with serious mental illness and or substance abuse. Under the supervision of the Clinic Director the Peer Specialist will function as a role model to peers; exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills; serve as a consumer advocate, providing consumer information and peer support for clients in outpatient and inpatient settings. The Peer Advocate performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process. Recovery resources such as booklets, tapes, pamphlets and other written materials will be utilized by the Peer Advocate in the provision of services. Engagement for those entering treatment and in early stages of change are key tasks as well as helping facilitate successful transition out of active treatment.
nDuties
nnnServes as an active member of the client’s treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
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nnAssists clients in development of recovery plan, including crisis plan.
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nnProvides psycho-education with focus on illness management and peer support through individual service provision.
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nnImplements and coordinates recovery plans for individuals.
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nnServes as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
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nnProvides case management, resourcing, service collaboration for individual clients as extension of case management services.
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nnMaintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
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nnProvides advocacy services on behalf of clients.
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nnInforms supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.
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nnAnticipates in required trainings to maintain certification.
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nnKnowledge of Crisis Intervention and Early Engagement
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nnHelps facilitate outreach to clients struggling to engage in treatment
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nnTier 2 peers role model leadership and support of tier 1 peers in the agency
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nnOther duties as assigned.
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n nQualifications
nMinimum Qualifications: Completion of NY state-certified peer support specialist training through OMH or OASAS. Peer Support Specialist Certification.
nnTier 1 – Participation in first offered peer certification training, acquiring CRPA-P no later than
n n4 months after employment.
nnTier 2 - Certification as a CRPA-P or CRPA
n nOther Skills/Knowledge and Experience
nnnHigh School Diploma or GED.
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nnEighteen years of age or older.
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nnGood interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills.
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nnKnowledge of applicable population group and principles/philosophy of recovery.
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nnAbility to multi-task, have good problem solving and time management skills and the ability to remain calm in a crisis
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n nnLIVED EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED
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Worksite address
seneca falls, NY, 13148, US
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