Youth Peer Mentor

Job Description

Job Description

Educational Alliance brings together and partners with diversecommunities in Lower Manhattan, offering individuals and familieshigh-quality, multi-generational programs and services that enhancetheir well-being and socioeconomic opportunities. We are a placewhere everyone is welcome and where progress is powered onerelationship at a time. We are proud of our legacy as a Jewishorganization and we provide high-quality, transformational servicesand programs to all New Yorkers through our network of communitycenters on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village. As we havefor 130 years, we offer best-in-class programming–now across 15 sites—focusing on a mix of education, health and wellness, arts andculture, and civic engagement.

The Center for Recovery and Wellness takes a holistic, strengths-based approach to recovery and wellness that responds to the distinct needs of each individual. Programs include residential and outpatient addiction treatment, recovery services, prevention education, and community programming. CRW offers culturally competent, evidence-based programs and services that strengthen individuals and communities, enhance resiliency, and foster lasting recovery.

The Youth Peer Mentor (YRM) will deliver youth-focused,culturally responsive, and trauma informed recovery services to ACS-involved youth and families. The YRM will focus on building rapport,assessing the youth’s stage of change, exploring change goals, and offeringtailored interventions to promote motivation and readiness for change

Responsibilities

Direct Care of Recovery Services

• Provide orientation to youth regarding the process of Project ENTERand build motivation for and facilitate access to SUDtreatment/recovery services.
• Engage youth around preventing an increase in use, stayingmotivated, and accessing youth development resources.
• Explore potential change goals, offer tailored interventions to promotemotivation and readiness for change, address barriers to care, andexplore treatment and recovery options in the youth’s localcommunity.
• Assist youth to identify their goals and interests regarding recoveryand develop strategies for achieving these goals.
• Escort individuals to appointments with agencies, self-help groups,and other community resources as needed.
• Identify and support linkages to community resources that support the recovering person’s goals and interests.
• Promote self-advocacy by assisting youth to have their voices fullyheard; their needs, goals, and objectives established as a focal pointof rehabilitation and clinical services.
• Conduct a session with the youth and their parent(s)/guardian toidentify support needed to foster holistic recovery.
• Promote and participate in outreach to inform community membersabout the Center’s services.
• Connect youth (and families) to specialized educational andemployment services as needed.
• Make referrals for family members to the Center for preventionprogramming, peer, and family support.

Administrative Support

• Maintain information database pertaining to peer activities.
• Accurately and efficiently document interactions with individuals inappropriate files and electronic databases.

General Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy services to ACS and juvenile justice involvedparticipants.
• Facilitate meetings focused meeting for family members.
• Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnershipwith the Center.
• Attend staff meetings, trainings, and other pertinent events asrecommended by supervisors.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• First-handexperience with social, emotional, medical, developmental, substanceuse, and/or behavioural challenges.
• NYS Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or (CPRA-P)-required
• Ability to use lived experiences to support youth in theirresiliency/recovery and wellness.
• Familiarity of HCBS Behavioral Health “peer service” model.
• Experience with culturally diverse populations in an addiction servicesetting.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience in electronicdatabase systems preferred.
• Availability to work flexible schedule including weekends.

Benefits

• Generous PTO Policy
• Competitive Salary
• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Free Membership to our MCC FItness & 14Y Gym
• 403B Retirement Plans
• Discount Perks for Movies, Broadway Shows, Amusement Parks, etc.
• Discounts to programs at Eduational Alliance

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.

EEO Info

Educational Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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