Peer Advocate Specialist

Job Description

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in New York City, Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester.

We are seeking a full-time Peer Advocate Specialist to join our team at our Bay Street Treatment Center.

Provide peer support services based on clinical needs as identified in the patient's treatment and recover plans

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS of Certified Recovery Peer Advocate Specialist :

• Assist patients in articulating personal recovery goals through groups and individual sessions.
• Provide community outreach to connect patients and family members to services.
• May co-facilitate family network meetings.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing to effectively engage patients in treatment, recovery and after care services.
• Functions as integral part of multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Educate and role model the value of individual's recovery experience.
• Promote patient's advocacy in accessing services in multiple systems.
• With guidance from other treatment team members, utilize and teach problem solving strategies with individuals and groups.
• Provide peer support services based on clinical needs as identified in the patient's treatment and recover plans.
• Peer Advocate will support patients in the identification of their strengths and resources to aid in the achieving treatment goals.
• Provide community resources and linkages to vocational, recreational, social, educational and spiritual resources.
• Identify and utilize established tools to assist patients in developing wellness and recovery plans that are individualized.
• Assist the treatment team in the monitoring of recovery and treatment outcomes.
• In collaboration with the treatment team will work closely with patients in deciding steps to achieve goals that are self-directed towards recovery.
• Facilitate peer support groups.
• Model effective coping skills for patients.
• May attend external meetings with patients.
• May document in the clinical record as required by regulation.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE : High School Diploma / GED , Certified Recovery Peer Advocate Certification (CRPA) or Certified Recovery Peer Advocate Training (CRPA-P) required

Job Type : Full-time at Bay Street in Staten Island

Salary : $22.00 - $26.00 per hour

Responsibilities

Relation to Mission

The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation.

The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position.

Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

About Us

Sun River Health is a network of 43 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing primary, dental, pediatric, OB-GYN, and behavioral health care to over 245,000 patients annually.

With a dedicated staff of 2,000 doctors, nurses, and health care professionals, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, affordable care to those who need it most.

Sun River Health started in 1975 when four African American mothers spearheaded efforts to open our first health center in Peekskill, New York to deliver accessible, high-quality, affordable services to patients in need - no matter their race, religion, income, or insurance status.

Today, after 45 years of service, Sun River Health is still delivering on that promise to communities across the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island.