What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Peer Advocate - Family Services position at YMCA of Long Island?
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Peer Advocate will be responsible to provide peer support services in the engagement of prospective and enrolled patients in substance abuse treatment. facilitating outreach with individuals currently in a program or considering treatment. Utilizing their recovery expertise, professional training and lived experience, peers boost individuals' engagement in treatment and commitment to recovery.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Working with individuals and active clients, to engage them in entering and participating in the treatment/recovery process.
- 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.
- Discharge planning and referral procedures.
- Assist in developing treatment/recovery plans, including the set-up of goals and objectives.
- 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.
- Education and support on the use of medication assisted treatment.
- Communication with other staff to benefit patient progress.
- Completion of documentation required in maintenance of patient records.
- Ability to relate effectively to diverse groups of people from all social and economic segments of the community.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- State Certification as a Recovery Peer Advocate required.
- Ability to communicate effectively with written and verbal skills.
- Minimum of 1-year active participation in peer support or peer advocacy programs or participant run organization or similar experiences required.
Salary : $16 - $21