The Peer Specialist ensures the quality of care for consumers who are living with mental health problems, and provides harm reduction outreach and case management services.
Responsibilities:
- Interface with representatives from Probation/ Parole in order to encourage consumer compliance with requirements and facilitate communication.
- Act as an advocate for consumers as appropriate; encourage and support self- advocacy.
- Develop and facilitate a peer support group for agency consumers.
- Develop, with consumers, individualized strategies for reducing the negative consequences of drug use and not taking medication for mental illness.
- Provide outreach intervention and referral services through the distribution of materials, information, education and prevention messages to consumers in their homes and/or in group settings.
- Promote problem solving and decision making skill development, particularly in the areas of drug use, sexual risk reduction, and medical treatment.
- Graduate of Howie the Harp or other Peer Specialist training program.
- High School degree preferred.
- CASAC credential a plus.
- Bilingual skills preferred.
- Knowledge of and commitment to Harm Reduction Model is required.
S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Join a team of employees who care about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO, professional development, and more, explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you.
We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at [email protected].
ID2025-17995 Work LocationIn PersonSkills Required
- Graduate of Howie the Harp or another Peer Specialist training program
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Harm Reduction Model
- High school degree
- CASAC credential
- Bilingual skills
What We Do
Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is a New York nonprofit human-services organization serving people with disabilities, people in poverty, and people facing homelessness. It creates pathways to rich and productive lives through housing, employment, skills-building, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery services. S:US works with tens of thousands of individuals and their families across New York City and Long Island each year.
