Acacia Network
Overview
Base pay range: $24.72/hr - $24.72/hr
This range is provided by Acacia Network. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Mission Statement Are you ready to give back to the community while pursuing your passion? For over 50 years, Acacia Network and its affiliates have been committed to improving the quality-of-life and wellbeing of underserved communities in New York City and beyond. We are one of the leading human services organizations in New York City and the largest Hispanic-led nonprofit in the State, serving over 150,000 individuals every year. Our programs serve individuals at every age and development level, from daycare to older adult centers. Our extensive array of community-based services are fully integrated, bilingual and culturally competent.
Position Overview The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate requires someone who is culturally aware and sensitive to the needs of the targeted population, possesses excellent computer skills, can function as part of an inter-disciplinary team, and has an understanding of therapy and group work rooted in evidenced-based approaches for intervention and management strategies. Certified Recovery Peer Advocate services are peer-delivered with a rehabilitation and recovery focus. They promote skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of recovery-oriented principles (e.g., hope and self-efficacy, and community living skills). The advocate uses trauma-informed, non-clinical assistance to achieve long-term recovery from a behavioral health disorder.
Key Essential Functions
Provide rehabilitative and recovery-oriented interventions for clients diagnosed with substance disorders.
Help promote skills for coping and managing behavioral health symptoms.
Provide relapse prevention planning.
Conduct assessment and groups specific to substance abuse and dependency.
Utilize motivational interviewing and other evidence-based practices (EBP) while working with individuals at different stages of change to help individuals reduce use/abstain from substance use.
Work as a member of multidisciplinary treatment team that practices client-centered and holistic care; accompany clients to appointments and complete warm handoff referrals, including health homes services.
Communicate effectively with clients and collateral contacts and conduct outreach for care coordination.
Provide advocacy services for clients, including assisting individuals obtain benefits and entitlements, food, housing, and access appropriate care in the community.
Conduct interim visits after discharge from hospital, rehab, or inpatient stay to facilitate community tenure and readiness while waiting for the first post-discharge visit with a community-based mental health provider.
Assist in the selection and utilization of self-directed recovery tools such as relapse prevention planning.
Connect individuals to self-help groups in the community.
Provide recovery education and counseling to individuals and their family members.
Provide transitional support bridging from an institution (jail, hospital, rehab) to home.
Provide preventative and crisis support services.
Provide parent skills development and training.
Conduct groups with families to strengthen social skills, decrease isolation, provide emotional support and create opportunities for ongoing natural support.
Participate in staff and organizational meetings as requested for care coordination and development of policies and procedures.
Maintain compliance with all organizational policies and procedures.
Facilitate and co-facilitate EBP groups and participate in curriculum development.
Complete office duties as needed/required and complete wellness, health promotions activities.
Follow-up with individuals and their families to confirm linkage to Care Coordination, outpatient treatment or other community services.
Perform additional relevant duties as requested by supervisor/management.
Follow established policies and procedures.
Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Must possess current Certified Recovery Peer Advocate certification
Provisional certification will be accepted and must obtain full certification within six (6) months from the date of hire.
Must obtain Mandated reporter (2 hours) training/certificate within thirty (30) days
Must obtain training/certification within thirty (30) days of hire, including Domestic Violence; Infection Control BASIC (non-medical/nursing staff); HIV; Child Abuse; Tobacco Cessation; Impaired Driver Screening and Assessment
Must obtain training/certification during in-house orientation: Supporting Recovery with Medications Addictions Treatment (MAT)
Must obtain SUD training/certificate within thirty (30) days of hire (if applicable)
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
CASAC Canon of Ethics (6 hours)
Confidentiality related to 42CFR (3 hours)
Must be trained in Trauma Informed Care and in Military and Veteran’s culture, or complete training within 1 month of employment.
Experience or desire to work with people who have a mental illness or substance use disorder.
Positive attitude and professional demeanor.
Ability to complete work independently as well as in collaboration with team members.
Must be team oriented with a willingness to be flexible and helpful.
Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite and electronic communications tools.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Highly organized, motivated self-starter.
Bi-lingual (Spanish/English); strongly preferred.
Why Join Us? Acacia Network provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. In addition to salary, benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage. We offer generous paid time off, including vacation days and paid holidays, to support a healthy work-life balance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
EEO We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. (Maintain any legally required EEO statements as applicable.)
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This range is provided by Acacia Network. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Mission Statement Are you ready to give back to the community while pursuing your passion? For over 50 years, Acacia Network and its affiliates have been committed to improving the quality-of-life and wellbeing of underserved communities in New York City and beyond. We are one of the leading human services organizations in New York City and the largest Hispanic-led nonprofit in the State, serving over 150,000 individuals every year. Our programs serve individuals at every age and development level, from daycare to older adult centers. Our extensive array of community-based services are fully integrated, bilingual and culturally competent.
Position Overview The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate requires someone who is culturally aware and sensitive to the needs of the targeted population, possesses excellent computer skills, can function as part of an inter-disciplinary team, and has an understanding of therapy and group work rooted in evidenced-based approaches for intervention and management strategies. Certified Recovery Peer Advocate services are peer-delivered with a rehabilitation and recovery focus. They promote skills for coping with and managing behavioral health symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of recovery-oriented principles (e.g., hope and self-efficacy, and community living skills). The advocate uses trauma-informed, non-clinical assistance to achieve long-term recovery from a behavioral health disorder.
Key Essential Functions
Provide rehabilitative and recovery-oriented interventions for clients diagnosed with substance disorders.
Help promote skills for coping and managing behavioral health symptoms.
Provide relapse prevention planning.
Conduct assessment and groups specific to substance abuse and dependency.
Utilize motivational interviewing and other evidence-based practices (EBP) while working with individuals at different stages of change to help individuals reduce use/abstain from substance use.
Work as a member of multidisciplinary treatment team that practices client-centered and holistic care; accompany clients to appointments and complete warm handoff referrals, including health homes services.
Communicate effectively with clients and collateral contacts and conduct outreach for care coordination.
Provide advocacy services for clients, including assisting individuals obtain benefits and entitlements, food, housing, and access appropriate care in the community.
Conduct interim visits after discharge from hospital, rehab, or inpatient stay to facilitate community tenure and readiness while waiting for the first post-discharge visit with a community-based mental health provider.
Assist in the selection and utilization of self-directed recovery tools such as relapse prevention planning.
Connect individuals to self-help groups in the community.
Provide recovery education and counseling to individuals and their family members.
Provide transitional support bridging from an institution (jail, hospital, rehab) to home.
Provide preventative and crisis support services.
Provide parent skills development and training.
Conduct groups with families to strengthen social skills, decrease isolation, provide emotional support and create opportunities for ongoing natural support.
Participate in staff and organizational meetings as requested for care coordination and development of policies and procedures.
Maintain compliance with all organizational policies and procedures.
Facilitate and co-facilitate EBP groups and participate in curriculum development.
Complete office duties as needed/required and complete wellness, health promotions activities.
Follow-up with individuals and their families to confirm linkage to Care Coordination, outpatient treatment or other community services.
Perform additional relevant duties as requested by supervisor/management.
Follow established policies and procedures.
Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Must possess current Certified Recovery Peer Advocate certification
Provisional certification will be accepted and must obtain full certification within six (6) months from the date of hire.
Must obtain Mandated reporter (2 hours) training/certificate within thirty (30) days
Must obtain training/certification within thirty (30) days of hire, including Domestic Violence; Infection Control BASIC (non-medical/nursing staff); HIV; Child Abuse; Tobacco Cessation; Impaired Driver Screening and Assessment
Must obtain training/certification during in-house orientation: Supporting Recovery with Medications Addictions Treatment (MAT)
Must obtain SUD training/certificate within thirty (30) days of hire (if applicable)
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
CASAC Canon of Ethics (6 hours)
Confidentiality related to 42CFR (3 hours)
Must be trained in Trauma Informed Care and in Military and Veteran’s culture, or complete training within 1 month of employment.
Experience or desire to work with people who have a mental illness or substance use disorder.
Positive attitude and professional demeanor.
Ability to complete work independently as well as in collaboration with team members.
Must be team oriented with a willingness to be flexible and helpful.
Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite and electronic communications tools.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Highly organized, motivated self-starter.
Bi-lingual (Spanish/English); strongly preferred.
Why Join Us? Acacia Network provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. In addition to salary, benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage. We offer generous paid time off, including vacation days and paid holidays, to support a healthy work-life balance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
EEO We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. (Maintain any legally required EEO statements as applicable.)
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