Peer Specialist I

Flatbush, NY 11210

When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many. For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Our Clinics are community-based which offer a professional and welcoming environment for both clients and staff. The Clinics provide psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy, as well as individual, group, family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, case management and collateral sessions. Our staff members follow an approach to health care that emphasizes wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration.
     
Why you will enjoy being part of our team:
1.    Competitive Salaries and Benefits
2.    Professional Development 
3.    High Quality Supervision
4.    Opportunities for Advancement

STATEMENT OF THE JOB 
Peer Specialists I are hired to provide assistance to program consumers and clients through firsthand knowledge and experience with disabilities or social conditions that they may have faced.
    Utilize experience and knowledge to support consumers/clients with their own crisis.
    Provide on hand technical assistance for various systems and provider organizations in New York City.
    Escort consumer/clients who may have anxiety or other issues around attending doctor's appointments, hospital visits, entitlement offices, or other health and wellbeing activities.
    Participate in support groups and informational groups around pertinent consumer/client topics.
    Provide one on one assistance through discussion and encouragement for consumers/ clients in crisis.
    Reach out to providers to assist consumer/clients in crisis as needed. 
    Participate in Quality Improvement projects and assist in the collection of data, particularly data that identifies risk such as hospitalization data

QUALIFICATIONS
    High School Diploma or GED
    Provisional New York State Peer Specialist Certification
    Current or former client of a mental health program.
    History of mental illness and at least one year of symptom remission.
    Ability to read and write.
    Knowledge of computer programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook).
    Good communication skills.
    Proven ability to work with people with behavioral disabilities.
•    Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Creole/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English speaking preferred.
•    Ability to travel

BENEFITS 
We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including: 
•    Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually) 
•    Medical, 
•    Dental 
•    Vision 
•    Retirement Savings with Agency Match
•    Transit * Flexible Spending Account 
•    Life insurance 
•    Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits.
 For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: www.ccbq.org EOE/AA.
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