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Peer Specialist

$52.08k - $62.32k

Research Foundation For Mental

Job Title: Peer Specialist Grade: 13 Salary: $52,079 - $62,323 The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Peer Specialist position for the OnTrackNY program. The OnTrackNY Program is an innovative treatment program at the South Beach Psychiatric Center Coney Island/Sheepshead Bay clinic. The program serves adolescents and young adults who are within two years of experiencing the onset of non-affective psychosis. The Peer Specialist will work as part of the OnTrackNY team with program participants, family and community members, and all other team members. The Peer Specialist serves a unique role on the team, instilling hope in participants and families by drawing on their own lived experience of overcoming challenges with a psychiatric label. Walking alongside participants on their recovery journeys, the Peer Specialist uses a non-clinical approach to support, empower, and advocate for young people as they contend with the difficulties and uncertainties of early psychosis. The Peer Specialist uses their lived experience and unique perspective to contribute to treatment planning for each participant, remaining youth-driven and facilitating the team's development and maintenance of a culture of respect and shared decision making. The Peer Specialist can provide an essential framework for highlighting the potential that each participant has for achieving a successful recovery trajectory. In addition to attending team meetings, Peer Specialists work directly with other team members to provide support and assistance to program participants. Under the supervision of the OnTrackNY Team Leader, they provide direct peer support services to program participants in any setting that would be helpful - at the OnTrackNY program site, in the community, or in the hospital. The Peer Specialist must demonstrate strong interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to, and effectively work with participants of mental health services. Additionally, the Peer Specialist must display excellent judgment and the ability to understand boundaries when working with participants of mental health services. Duties And Responsibilities Outreach & Engagement: Connecting with both the community and participants and families about OnTrackNY and offering hope and support around the possibility of recovery Relationship Building: Forming meaningful partnerships with program participants Embracing Creative Narratives: Expanding the understandings of the experience of "First Episode Psychosis" Co-Creating Tools for Success: Partnering with participants and families to support development and creation of self-care and self-awareness tools Supporting and Partnering with Families: Working closely with a participant's family of choice Making OnTrackNY Better: Supporting the growth and development of OnTrackNY through creation and support of a feedback loop between participants and the team. Bridge Building: Connecting participants and their families to needed community-based supports Group Facilitation: Creating spaces and opportunities for participants to learn together and support one another Community Mapping: Learning about and connecting to community-based supports and resources Influencing Team Culture: Utilizing lived experience and non-clinical approach to support the understanding of team members Team Communication & Collaboration: Working as an essential member of a multi-disciplinary team, documenting their interactions collaboratively and communicating back to the team. Ongoing Professional Development: Continuing to develop and hone skills to support this work Minimum Qualifications State certification or Provisional Certification as a Peer Specialist with the understanding that the person will work to become certified within 1 year of employment preferred. Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated lived experience with mental health recovery and the ability to use that experience appropriately to support others in their recovery. Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team. Ability to travel independently throughout the community using public transportation or personal vehicle, as required. Work Location: 626 Sheepshead Bay Rd Brooklyn, NY 11224 The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmitive Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant. #J-18808-Ljbffr Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

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