• Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

    Phoenix House (Long Island City, NY)


    Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

    Job Details

    Job Location

     

    Long Island City Outpatient - Long Island City, NY

    Position Type

    Full Time

    Education Level

    High School or GED Equivalent

     

    Salary Range

     

    $17.78 - $26.68 Hourly

     

    Travel Percentage

     

    Up to 50%

     

    Job Shift

     

    Morning

     

    Job Category

     

    Nonprofit - Social Services

    Description

    SUMMARY

    Under the supervision of the Program Director, provides peer support services to community members.

     

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

     

    Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

    Key Characteristics:

    + Are person-centered and strength-based. They help individuals to identify existing recovery capital and build future capital.

    + Are relationship-oriented, garnering a sense of trust, confidence, authenticity, and efficacy, based on shared experience.

    + Support an individual in defining and directing his or her own treatment/recovery plan, backed with guidance, structure, support, and navigation assistance from a peer and a clinical team.

    + Engage individuals in a timely and expeditious manner, at critical points of recovery vulnerability and throughout various stages of the recovery process.

    + Support re-engaging individuals back into appropriate supports and services promptly in the event of a recurrence of substance use. Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

    Essential Duties:

    + Engaging with an individual to consider entering treatment.

    + Engaging a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.

    + Engaging an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.

    + Developing treatment/recovery plans.

    + Raising awareness of existing social and other support services.

    + Modeling coping skills.

    + Assisting with applying for benefits.

    + Accompanying clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.

    + Providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration. Working with participants to identify strengths.

    + Linking participants to formal recovery supports.

    + Educating program participants about various modes of recovery.

    + Travel training – to use public transportation independently.

    + Education and support on the use of medication-assisted treatment.

    COMPETENCIES (KSA’s)

    + Ethical Practices

    + Judgment

    + Relationship Management

    + Emotional Intelligence

    + Empathy

    + Professional Boundaries

    + Global and Cultural Awareness

    + Problem Solving

    + Communication

    + Teamwork

    + Crisis Management

    + Technical Capacity

    Qualifications

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    + High School Diploma or Equivalent Required

    LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

    + Recovery Peer Advocate Certification (CRPA) in good standing

    REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

    + Minimum one year experience providing peer support services.

    WORK ENVIRONMENT

    + This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.

    + This position is hybrid/mobile and will be working between Suffolk County Jails, out in the community, as well as in an office at a Phoenix House facility.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

     

    + Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

    + Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds

     

    Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.