The Peer Specialist is an active member of the Residential Housing Team and works closely with the program manager/supervisor. 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 clients/tenants. The Peer Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers in regaining independence within the community, learning and practicing new skills, helping clients/tenants monitor their progress, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies, supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services, supporting them in their treatment, contacting treatment providers to setup appointments, escorting them to appointments, and assisting clients/tenants in any area they require help.
Additional Requirements
Minimum one year experience in the behavioral health services or in the mental health setting
Education Requirements: High School Diploma required; Associates, Bachelor and/or Peer Certificate preferred
Valid driver's license in good standing preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, WORD, Excel, PowerPoint) and database navigation required.
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.
