Gambling Peer Advocate (58017)

About the role

New York State OASAS Recovery Community Outreach Centers (NYS RCOCs) integrate recovery support for gambling harms across New York State. This includes increasing public awareness about gambling harms and connecting those affected by gambling with recovery supports.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one-on-one peer sessions.
• Conduct educational groups at the RCOC on the prevention and mitigation of harms associated with gambling.
• Support the creation and maintenance of mutual aid groups at the RCOC and/or in the community.
• Support individuals in pre-crisis or crisis situations.
• Provide community outreach, education, and public awareness about the prevention and mitigation of harms related to gambling and available resources.
• Link individuals with community recovery resources, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, financial counseling, and other applicable services for both individuals and affected others.
• Ensure that an OASAS-approved screening tool for gambling is offered at the RCOC consistently and in the community at appropriate trainings, educational sessions, and/or screening days.
• Work collaboratively with the Problem Gambling Resource Center and all appropriate referrals sources including but not limited to OASAS’ continuum of care, voluntary self-exclusion support, financial counseling through GamFin, and physical and other behavioral health services.
• Share experiential knowledge, hope, and skills mentoring to support pathways of harm reduction or recovery around gambling, problem-solving, goal setting, and skill-building.

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience with gambling harm.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Training or certification as a certified recovery peer advocate (CRPA), CRPA-Provisional (CRPA-P), or Certified Addiction Recovery Coach (CARC).
• If the peer has not participated in the OASAS 30-hour Gambling Harm Peer Support Training, they must complete the training within 90 days of hire.
• If the peer does not hold a CARC, CRPA, or CRPA-P, they must complete the required trainings within six months of hire and obtain either the CARC, CRPA-P, or CRPA within one year of hire.
• Willingness to embrace both abstinence and non-abstinence models as well as the philosophy that there are many pathways to recovery.
• Excellent communication skills including public speaking.
• Motivational and empowerment skills.
• Ability to build relationships with multiple contacts including callers, individuals, clinicians, referral sources, and community organizations.
• Ability to maintain personal recovery while supporting others.
• Understanding and sensitivity to diverse backgrounds, including different cultural, socioeconomic, and family dynamics.

Skills

• Effective communication skills including public speaking.
• Motivational and empowerment skills.
• Ability to build relationships with multiple contacts.
• Ability to maintain personal recovery while supporting others.
• Understanding and sensitivity to diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Phoenix House of NY is proud to offer 100% employer-paid medical insurance for all eligible employees and their dependents!

Pay

Competitive wages

Schedule

Flexible hours may be required depending on the needs of the individuals being served.