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Children's Transition and Peer Specialist
full-timeMiddletown

Summary

Location

Middletown

Type

full-time

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About this role

Our dedicated front line staff are out in the field making it happen on a daily basis. Our administration staff play a key role in supporting our frontline staff by giving them the resources and tools they need to be successful. Whether Finance, HR, IT, or Quality Assurance is your game, you’ll be supporting our agency to be able to provide the best programs and services possible. You’ll get to work in a supportive, creative culture with many benefits.

Location: Middletown, NY
Hours: M-F Flexible (35hrs.)
Rate of Pay: $20.00

OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
This is a split position working in the care management program with adults receiving care management services, as well as children/families receiving care management services.
 
As the peer working with adults, the responsibilities include the following:
 
  • Work with individuals who are receiving care management services.
  • Work collaboratively with the care managers who are providing services to enrolled members.
The Peer Specialist will use their lived experience of recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges to support, mentor, and empower individuals on their own recovery journeys. The peer provides hope, advocacy, and guidance through shared experiences, helping others develop skills, and achieve personal goals toward wellness, stability, and independence. Provide peer support by sharing lived experience with behavioral health and substance use recovery to inspire hope and demonstrate that recovery is possible. 
As the children/and family transition specialist, the responsibilities include the following:
 
  • Work with families and children who are in need of care management services.
  • Assist children in applying and receiving “Family of One” Medicaid, which would otherwise be denied due to their parents' income or resources.
  • Connect the child (and family) to community resources and additional services.
 
QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES:
 
  • Knowledge of behavioral health systems, other health systems, and community resources.
  • Strong communication and active listening skills.
  • Ability to build trusting relationships with families, children, and adult individuals.
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong problem-solving and advocacy skills to help individuals/families navigate complex systems.
  • Cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity.
  • Dependability, professionalism, and ability to maintain healthy boundaries.
 
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
 
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Certification as a Peer Specialist / Peer Advocate (or eligibility/willingness to obtain certification within a required timeframe).
  • Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery, and willingness to share that experience in a professional, supportive manner.
  • Bilingual preferred.
 EEO

Access: Network  is an EEO employer

Other facts

Tech stack
Behavioral Health Systems,Communication,Active Listening,Relationship Building,Flexibility,Adaptability,Problem-Solving,Advocacy,Cultural Sensitivity,Professionalism,Boundary Maintenance

About Access: Supports for Living

Rewarding Lives. Healthy Communities.

Welcome to an agency that is passionate about supporting the families and communities of the Hudson Valley.

We have been evolving services for people facing the challenges of disability and mental illness for over 58 years.

Today ...we offer a broad range of programs and touch thousands of lives every week. Yet we always work hard to focus on the needs and potentials of one person at a time.

Our many and varied services are all focused on one goal: helping people with challenges live the fullest life possible.

We believe each of us is entitled to a voice in establishing our own life goals and strive to treat each person we assist as a partner.

We are committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we live and work.

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Non-profit Organizations
Founding Year: 1963

What you'll do

  • The role involves working with adults and children/families receiving care management services. Responsibilities include providing peer support and connecting families to community resources.

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What does a Children's Transition and Peer Specialist do at Access: Supports for Living?

As a Children's Transition and Peer Specialist at Access: Supports for Living, you will: the role involves working with adults and children/families receiving care management services. Responsibilities include providing peer support and connecting families to community resources..

Why join Access: Supports for Living as a Children's Transition and Peer Specialist?

Access: Supports for Living is a leading Non-profit Organizations company.

Is the Children's Transition and Peer Specialist position at Access: Supports for Living remote?

The Children's Transition and Peer Specialist position at Access: Supports for Living is based in Middletown, New York, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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