Top 31 Peer support specialist Jobs in Auburn, Ny

Family Peer Advocate I or II Residential Campus Auburn
Hillside Children’s Center —Auburn, NY
- $18.50 - $28.00 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Background check
- Clean driving record
- Addiction Medicine
- 403(b) matching
- Health insurance
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Part Time Mental Health Peer Specialist (MH)
Unity House of Cayuga County —Auburn, NY
- $20.00 - $21.50 an hour
- Part-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate's degree
- Entry level
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)
Unity House of Cayuga County —Auburn, NY
- $19.00 - $21.50 an hour
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate's degree
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Mental Health Specialist
Liberty Resources —Cayuga, NY
- $32.15 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- 18 years or older
- Addiction Medicine
- Adults
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5d
Peer Specialist (Hourly) (Van Dyke)
State of New York - Addiction Services and Supports, Office of —Ovid, NY
- $20.42 an hour
- Per diem
- Background check
- Mid-level
- Criminal background check
Peer Specialist
SUNY Upstate Medical University —Syracuse, NY
- Full-time
- Psychiatry
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office
Peer Advocate Youth And Family
FLACRA —Geneva, NY
- $16.50 - $17.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Spanish
- English
- Residential
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Licensed Mental Health Clinician - Outpatient Program
Helio Health —Syracuse, NY
- $30 - $35 an hour
- Full-time
- LMFT
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Mental Health Clinician
Liberty Resources —Syracuse, NY
- $32.15 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- LMFT
- Psychiatry
- Addiction Medicine
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5d
Recreation Therapist
Loretto —Syracuse, NY
- $24 - $32 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- HIPAA
- Mid-level
- Driver's License
- Free parking
- Disability insurance
Recovery Support Services Peer Specialist #1802
Lakeview Health Services Inc. —Geneva, NY
- $16.50 - $21.49 an hour
- Part-time
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Office
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
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Peer Specialist - CPEP - Per Diem
St. Joseph's Health —Syracuse, NY
- $20.49 - $27.45 an hour
- Part-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Rehabilitation center
- Entry level
Peer Specialist - Peer Bridger Services
St. Joseph's Health —Syracuse, NY
- $20.49 - $27.45 an hour
- Full-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Rehabilitation center
6d
Peer Mentor (Hudson Valley)
Clear Path for Veterans: WarriorsWorking —Syracuse, NY
- $50,000 - $55,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Military
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Family Peer Advocate I or II - Reinvesting in Youth
Hillside Children’s Center —Syracuse, NY
- $18.50 - $28.00 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Background check
- Clean driving record
- Addiction Medicine
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Family Peer Advocate I or II - Healthy Families NY – Onondaga County
Hillside Children’s Center —Syracuse, NY
- $18.50 - $28.00 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Clean driving record
- Addiction Medicine
- Caregiving
12d
Peer Support Specialist
AccessCNY —Syracuse, NY
- $18.60 an hour
- Psychiatry
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Peer Specialist
Liberty Resources —Syracuse, NY
- $20 - $24 an hour
- Part-time
- Adults
- Residential
- High school diploma or GED
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Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
Crouse Hospital —Syracuse, NY
- $20.00 - $22.15 an hour
- Part-time
- Psychiatry
- Addiction Medicine
- Hospital
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Youth Peer Advocates Needed - Seneca County
AspireHopeNY —Seneca Falls, NY
- From $18.32 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
- Fingerprint clearance
- Mileage reimbursement
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Family Peer Advocate I or II Residential Campus Auburn

Hillside Children’s Center -
Auburn, NY

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Job Details

Full-time
$18.50 - $28.00 an hour

Benefits

403(b) matching
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Employee assistance program
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Referral program

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Driver's License
Cultural competency
Driving
Working with families
Working with individuals with mental health conditions
Client advocacy in social work
Peer support advocacy
Working with youth

Full Job Description

Job Summary

The Family Peer Advocate is responsible for empowering families and assisting the family in navigating and advocating in multiple child serving systems. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods to meet the needs of youth and their families. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods for addressing their family’s day-to-day needs, including their own needs for self-care.

This role requires “Lived Experience” and flexibility with working hours, including evenings, as determined by family needs that arise outside of regular service hours.

This will be a full-time (40 hours) position. The schedule will typically be as follows below:
Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Flexibility for some nights and weekends may be required based on client need.

Essential Job functions

Provide informational and educational support on system navigation, advocacy and rights to empower families to become active participants in their child’s services.
Make referrals and linkages to needed services and resources and assist with access.
Support the efforts of families in caring for and strengthening their children’s mental, and physical health, development and well-being of their children by assisting the family learn and practice strategies to support their child’s positive behavior.
Facilitate parent training and education to increase knowledge and skills while providing opportunities for networking with other families and creating natural supports.
Form and maintain relationships using effective communication and collaboration acting as a bridge between family and providers.
Administer assessments and help family to identify gaps in services needed and assist in planning to eliminate gap.
Develop treatment plan and safety plan with parent/caregiver supporting the family’s own identified goals.
Promote effective family-driven practice. Attend and/or facilitate meetings to promote family voice and infuse a family perspective at all levels: individual provider, agency, local planning, state and national policy making.
Maintain all necessary records, forms, notifications, authorizations, reports and summaries in client files to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, Funder, Medicaid Managed Care and Hillside standards.
Obtain and maintain credential/certification based on advocate’s role and funder requirements.
Participate in agency and team meetings, in-service trainings, and team building activities as well as volunteer and serve on agency and community committees as needed.
While this job description covers many aspects of the role, employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Family Peer Advocate II additionally:
- Serve as a resource to guide team performance.
- Lead/conduct Family Peer Advocate staff training and manage projects, as directed.

Education & Experience

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum 1 of year of “lived experience” required based on program and funder requirements.
- NYS Office of Mental Health requirement :
  - A parent/caregiver of a child with a social, emotional, developmental, medical, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges; experience in navigating child serving systems to obtain services and resources for their child/family. OR
  - Personal “lived experience” as a person with social, emotional, developmental, medical, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges, or has received services in juvenile justice, foster care, special education or addiction recovery.
Family Peer Advocate II: Minimum 18 months of related work experience required.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must obtain appropriate credential required for the program within 6 months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

In addition to demonstrating the Hillside Professional Competencies of Communicates Effectively, Personal Excellence, Cultural Competence, Builds and Leverages Relationships, and Optimizes Decision Making, the following occupational competencies must be demonstrated:

Ability to act as an adult role model for children/youth/families in all behaviors including communication, hygiene, and appearance, management of self, response to stress / challenges and in the demonstration of positive relationships with others.
Ability to engage children/youth/families in trust-based, productive relationships in order to help children/youth and families prepare for transitions, interact in the community, and promote respect and independence.
Ability to recognize and address, often through referral, problems related to substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect.
Ability to act as an advocate for children/youth/families in order to achieve the best possible children/youth/family’s outcomes; communicates reasonable expectations and facilitates the achievement of results.
Demonstrates an awareness and sensitivity to cultural and social variations and shows respect for individual differences.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to work a variable scheduling including evenings and weekends
The following daily physical demands are required:
- Sitting (up to 6 hours)
- Occasional standing (up to 2 hour)
- Occasional walking (up to 2.5 hours)
- Driving (several times a week up to 6 hours)
- Continuous balancing (up to 8 hours)
- Occasional balancing, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching forward or down, reaching overhead, running, and twisting (up to 2.5 hours)
- Weekly lifting up to 10-15 lbs. on a daily basis
- Manual dexterity is required, including the frequent ability to grasp in both hands and continuous use of fine manipulation skills in both hands (approximately 1-2.5 hrs.)
- Occasional exposure to dust, fumes, gases, chemicals, or smoke is apparent

Family Peer Advocate I:
$18.50 Minimum pay rate, $26.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience.

Family Peer Advocate II:
$19.50 Minimum pay rate, $28.00 Maximum pay rate, based on experience.

Benefits:

403(b) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Referral program
Vision insurance

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

lived experience as a parent to a child receiving services: 1 year (Required)
professional work in a human services setting: 1 year (Preferred)
receiving support from county/state/community services: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

and unrestricted driver's license for at least 1 year (Required)
family peer advocate certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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