Overnight Peer Specialist

About the role

RiseWell Community Services is seeking a Full-time Peer Specialist to join the SOS (Safe Options Support) Brooklyn & Queens Team. In this role, the Peer Specialist’s role will involve community outreach on the streets and subways, coordinating participant’s needs before and after their move from street to home, enhancing their daily living skills, accompaniment to appointments, and advocating on their behalf when faced with discrimination or healthcare inequities. Member choice, harm reduction, non-coercion, flexibility and person-centered care are essential elements of the SOS program model and should be front and center of the care delivered by the Peer Specialist. Founded in 1972, RiseWell Community Services (RiseWell) is an innovative, multi-service, community-based social wellness agency. We are a major provider of health and wellness services, senior and children’s care, addiction recovery services, as well as affordable housing and support. RiseWell continues to serve thousands of community members across Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan. RiseWell has developed innovative, successful programs that are designed to meet the needs of vulnerable populations, such as individuals in recovery, those living with chronic medical conditions, adult home residents, the homeless, low-income seniors, and at-risk children. For more information about RiseWell Community Services, please visit our website: https://www.risewell.org/.

Responsibilities

• Community outreach on the streets and subways
• Coordinating participant’s needs before and after their move from street to home
• Enhancing daily living skills
• Accompaniment to appointments
• Advocating on behalf of participants when faced with discrimination or healthcare inequities

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or higher
• New York State Certified Peer Specialist preferred or required
• Completion of an internship or comparable training in peer advocacy; experience in providing advocacy services to people who are mentally ill and/or homeless
• Past or current participant of behavioral health, substance services or homeless services preferred
• Fingerprinting, criminal record check, approval from NYS Office of Mental Health

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision
• Retirement 401K Savings Plan with Employer Match
• Generous Paid Time Off for Full-time and Eligible Part-Time Employees
• 13 paid Holidays for Full-time and Eligible Part-Time Employees
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• CALM App Subscription
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Career Growth & Promotional Opportunities
• Comprehensive Paid Training
• Supplemental Accident, Illness, and Hospitalization Insurance
• Supplemental Pet Insurance
• Encouragement for Educational Professional Advancement
• Employee Perks & Discounts on Broadway shows, theme parks, and other attractions
• Eligibility for Federal/Public Loan Forgiveness