Job Summary Certified Peer Specialists play a crucial role in supporting individuals with mental health challenges by using their personal experience to provide empathy and understanding. They guide, support, and motivate others who are undergoing similar mental health struggles. A Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) is a family member and/ or individual who has self-identified…
Peer Support is needed in our Adult Intensive Services unit at our Community Center in Wheaton. We have a part-time position open, 20 hours per week, with flexible hours Monday through Friday, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. As a Recovery Support Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting engagement and treatment for behavioral health…
Stationed in the ED – Evening (Saturday, Sunday 12pm – 12:30 AM required) As a Peer Support Specialist, the incumbent will play a critical role in supporting patients through their recovery process. Work will be grounded in the personal experience of recovery, offering hope and guidance as a testament to the possibility of a…
The Opportunity The Family Peer Advocate will incorporate personal experience parenting a child with special needs to support parents and strengthen their ability to keep their child at home and within their community. Responsibilities Meet with families according to their scheduling needs Increase awareness of and enhance family strengths. Advocate for services and systems that…
Relay provides 24/7 support to individuals transported to hospital emergency departments (EDs) following a non-fatal opioid overdose. The part time Wellness Advocate, reporting to the Wellness Advocate Supervisor in the Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment, will visit patients in the ED to provide immediate support and overdose prevention training following…
Fountain House’s Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) services is a program serving individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness. This program serves Medicaid HARP enrollees and works to assist individuals in reaching their recovery goals. Services provided include Psychosocial Rehabilitation, which incorporate education and employment goals, and Peer Support. There is an extensive…
The Goodwill Peer Advocacy Leadership (PAL) program provides peer supports to individuals diagnosed with a mental illness to become as independent and connected to the community as possible. The Peer Advocate: Provides advocacy, support, and bridging services with a focus on wellness and resiliency to participants with mental illness to help improve their quality of…
Transitional Services for New York, Inc., (TSINY) not-for profit, is a comprehensive, community-based mental health organization located in New York City. We provide a continuum of rehabilitative services to enrich the lives of those recovering from mental illness and facilitate their transition to increased levels of independence. Transitional Services for New York, Inc. envisions broadening its…
Transitional Services for New York, Inc., (TSINY) not-for-profit, is a comprehensive, community-based mental health organization located in New York City. We provide a continuum of rehabilitative services to enrich the lives of those recovering from mental illness and facilitate their transition to increased levels of independence. Transitional Services for New York, Inc. envisions broadening its rehabilitative…
Transitional Services for New York, Inc., (TSINY) not-for profit, is a comprehensive, community-based mental health organization located in New York City. We provide a continuum of rehabilitative services to enrich the lives of those recovering from mental illness and facilitate their transition to increased levels of independence. Transitional Services for New York, Inc. envisions broadening its…