Full Time -- Days / Evenings, Peer Specialist, Intensive Crisis Residence
St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester in Harrison, New York is seeking a dynamic, experienced Peer Specialist for a full time position in our Intensive Crisis Residence. The ICR will be a licensed, voluntary, short--term residential treatment program for adults experiencing a psychiatric crisis, providing treatment and supports to help residents return to their previous level of functioning in the community.
Reporting to the Program Director and working in collaboration with a multidiscipline team, the Peer Specialist provides crisis stabilization and peer support services in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have excellent engagement and counseling skills, and the ability to provide individual and group peer support services focused on coping skills, self-help strategies and engagement in ICR services. The Peer Specialist provides information and connections to supports in the community, focused on building social supports, connections to crisis prevention resources, and supporting individual recovery goals.
Requirements: A High School Diploma or Equivalency with at least one year experience working with adults in a mental health setting. Peer Specialist Certification is preferred.
Pay: $16-19 per hour
If you are interested please email Mary Beth at MNeckles@svwsjmc.org
Since 1888, Saint Joseph’s Medical Center has served Yonkers and the surrounding communities of lower Westchester and northern Bronx with patient-centered, quality-focused inpatient and outpatient care, including specialized programs such as orthopedics, cardiology, family medicine and geriatrics; advanced emergency treatment, state-of- the art diagnostic imaging and ambulatory surgery; inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services; and a network of primary care services serving Westchester, the Bronx and northern Manhattan.
Affiliated with Saint Joseph's Medical Center, Saint Joseph's Medical Practice, PC is a multi-specialty physician medical practice in New York, with offices in Yonkers, the Bronx, Riverdale and Manhattan. Our team includes experts in cardiology, internal medicine, family medicine, primary care, gynecology and gastroenterology at 9 convenient office locations.
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester offers inpatient and outpatient mental health and addiction treatment services at its campus in Harrison and at off-site locations in White Plains, Tuckahoe and Port Chester. As a division of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, St. Vincent’s also provides mobile crisis services for Westchester County, manages residential services for more than 1,300 individuals in Westchester County and New York City and operates three opioid treatment centers in New York City.
