PEER SPECIALIST

Family Service League Inc.•Hauppauge, NY

16h

About The Position

Family Service League is seeking a per diem Peer Specialist for crisis services which includes a 24/7 intensive crisis stabilization center, DASH- Diagnostic Assessment Stabilization Hub, in Hauppauge and mobile crisis teams which provides tele-crisis and in-community services. The Peer Specialist will utilize their lived experience and training to engage and support individuals, children and adults.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Peer Certification or willingness to become certified required.
Relevant life experience required and willingness to draw upon this experience to engage individuals and serve as a role model. Experience as a peer, paid or volunteer preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills required.
Ability to work both independently as well as part of a team and must be responsive to deadlines.
Proficient computer skills and typing, experience with E.H.R. and Microsoft office preferred.
Evening and Weekend hours required.
Valid and clean New York State Driver’s License and operate a vehicle in a safe manner under all driving conditions required.

Responsibilities

Provide outreach to clients and/or their families in the field, by phone and in person.
Facilitate engagement in services and offer linkage to community resources.
Participate in Crisis Assessments and linkages as part of multidisciplinary team.
Provide recovery readiness support through linkage to community resources.
Provide warm hand off to all levels of treatment.
Provide person centered care and share lived experience to facilitate engagement.
Coordinate with collateral contacts, including family and other providers.
Utilize motivational interviewing to assist individuals in readiness for change.
Provide opioid overdose education and train individuals and families to use Narcan.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, partnering with Social Workers, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Peers to work collaboratively on clients needing Assessments and Linkage.
Coordinate care planning with other providers of services/ resources to ensure goal directed, collaborative care, including care transitions.
Act as a resource to all team members on community-based recovery supports.
Complete thorough and timely documentation according to regulations in the Electronic Health Record.
Complete training and maintain proficiency with de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques.
Abide by FSL’s Code of Ethics.
Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally.
Foster teamwork, work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems and make decisions.
Assess situations to determine importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
Set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
Provide field work.
All other duties as assigned.