Peer Specialist
St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester
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- Pay
- $16 to $19
- an hour
- Location
- Staten Island, NY
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 4
- 16 days ago
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About the company
St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester
Hospital & health care · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Support participants in regaining independence, learning skills, monitoring progress, and advocating for services.
- Model coping and self-help strategies, facilitate treatment and recovery groups, and provide peer support.
What you need
- A minimum high school diploma and a driver’s license are required.
- Education: a high school diploma
Key skills
personal recoverycoping skillspeer supportsself-help strategiesDriver’s License
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Peer Specialist
The Peer Specialist is an active member of the Residential Services Team and works closely with each member of the team and the Program Supervisor and Director. The Peer Specialist will function as a role model to peers; exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills; serve as a consumer advocate, providing consumer information and peer supports for participants. The Peer Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist participants in regaining independence within the community, learning and practicing new skills, helping participants monitor their progress, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies, supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services, facilitating treatment and recovery groups, and assisting participants in any area they require help. The Peer specialist has an important role in supporting the Residential Services work with clients.
Daytime / Afternoon / Evening
Fulltime / Part-time / Per Diem
Salary $16-19 per hour
Driver’s License Required
Minimum Highschool Diploma Required
Location: 1216 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10305