Description
The Center for Urban Community Services, a national leader in the development of effective housing and service initiative for homeless people, invites applications for 2 Peer Specialist Supervisor positions with the Intensive Mobile Treatment Team. The Intensive Mobile Treatment Team works with individuals that move frequently across the behavioral health care system (outpatient and inpatient), the homeless services system (shelter, street, Safe Haven), and the criminal justice system (jail, probation, parole), and have barriers to engaging in the services they need.
The mission of IMT is to improve an individual's quality of life through counseling, advocacy (both on an individual and systems level), support and assistance with meeting one's individual needs and goals, and most importantly, by providing an opportunity to connect with a diverse team of service providers. IMT teams work with individuals regardless of their current or past experience with substance use, mental health concerns, physical health concerns, involvement with the criminal justice system, and/or history of violence. IMT teams stay connected to individuals regardless of their location in shelter, on the street, in housing, hospital or jail. By staying connected over time, across systems and boroughs, we expect fewer people to fall through the cracks. IMT teams are hired, trained and funded to maximize flexibility and continuity of care for persons who were poorly served by more traditional service models.
Responsibilities
The Peer Specialist Supervisor (PSS) will be responsible for the oversight of the Peer Specialists. They will have first-hand experience that they can draw on to relate to participants in the IMT program. This includes lived experience utilizing the mental health, behavioral health, criminal justice, and substance use or homelessness service systems. They will have a willingness to share personal, practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit program enrollees and supervisees. The PSS will support the Peer Specialists in the development of individualized and professional goals. They will teach the Peer Specialist staff knowledge and skills they will need to develop relationships and provide Peer Support to IMT participants. The PSS will collaborate with and support the Clinical Supervisor in oversight of the Peer Specialist staff. All Peer Specialist supervisory staff will become certified, with either a Provisional or Professional certification within 1 year of employment.
The salaries for all of the positions on the Intensive Mobile Treatment Team will be 5% higher than the standard CUCS salaries.
Requirements

• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience in any field
• Minimum 2 years of mental health direct care experience
• Provisional or Professional Peer Specialist certification preferred.
• Lived experience with and an ability to navigate service systems.
• Knowledge of the principles of recovery oriented and trauma informed service delivery.
• Ability to engage individuals around mental health, substance abuse, and/or criminal justice issues.
• This person must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, and have a familiarity with computers.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred
• This is a field based position, must be able to travel through the 5 boroughs.