Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the F/T Peer Specialist position. The SOR Outreach Specialist reports to the Care Coordinator. The SOR Peer Specialist has the ability to engage and connect with individuals who have a behavioral health disorder and /or their families. Travel within NYC required.

The SOR Outreach Peer Specialist is an individual who has direct experience of challenges with substance use and/or mental health conditions and who assists with identifying and engaging individuals eligible for our CCBHC.

Job Scope:

• Conduct community outreach and provide community education to reduce stigma of MAT/ substance use disorder

• Engage clients to receive behavioral health services (SUD)

• Provide NARCAN education kits and liaise with community in making appropriate referrals for care.

• Assist program staff in identifying and engaging individuals in need of services.

• Assist in driving Outreach minivan.

  Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED and / 2 years work or volunteer experience in a recovery-oriented setting.

• CRPA , CRPA P

• Lived experience with and knowledge of, the challenges pertaining to substance use and / or mental health conditions.

• Clean driving record

  Position Status:

  Full-time non- exempt position; 35 hrs. per week

  Work Environment:

  This job operates in a professional office environment as well as outside in the field. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Must be able to travel among assigned sites and locations as needed.

  Outreach provides an extensive array of benefits. We currently offer comprehensive:

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision; Group Life Insurance, AFLAC; Pension, TDA 403B

• Short & Long Term Disability

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefit

• Tuition Reimbursement; Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, or the New York State Licensed Social Worker Loan Forgiveness (LSWLF) Program. Outreach’s NYC outpatient programs are also approved for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Substance Use Disorder Loan Repayment program, for eligible clinicians.

  Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.

  An EEO employer, Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.