Peer Specialist I - Full-time; 4302-204-A

Peer Specialist I Jackson Heights, NY 11372 When you join the CCBQ Team, you will have an impact on the lives of many. For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens, and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Personalized Recovery Oriented Services is a mental health recovery and rehabilitation program that helps adults pursue and maintain meaningful life goals.  Through group and individual work, participants learn skills to negotiate challenges in work, living, learning or social environments.     Why you will enjoy being part of our team:1.    Competitive Salaries and Benefits2.    Professional Development 3.    High Quality Supervision4.    Opportunities for Advancement STATEMENT OF THE JOB Peer Specialists I are hired to provide assistance to program consumers and clients through firsthand knowledge and experience with disabilities or social conditions that they may have faced.•   Utilize experience and knowledge to support consumers/clients with their own crisis.•    Provide on hand technical assistance for various systems and provider organizations in New York City.•   Escort consumer/clients who may have anxiety or other issues around attending doctor's appointments, hospital visits, entitlement offices, or other health and wellbeing activities.•    Participate in support groups and informational groups around pertinent consumer/client topics.•    Provide one on one assistance through discussion and encouragement for consumers/ clients in crisis.•    Reach out to providers to assist consumer/clients in crisis as needed. •   Participate in Quality Improvement projects and assist in the collection of data, particularly data that identifies risk such as hospitalization data QUALIFICATIONS•      High School Diploma or GED•    Provisional New York State Peer Specialist Certification•     Current or former client of a mental health program.•      History of mental illness and at least one year of symptom remission.•    Ability to read and write.•    Knowledge of computer programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook).•     Good communication skills.•    Proven ability to work with people with behavioral disabilities.•    Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Creole/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English speaking preferred.•    Ability to travel BENEFITS We offer competitive salary and excellent benefits including: •    Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually) •    Medical, •    Dental •    Vision •    Retirement Savings with Agency Match•    Transit * Flexible Spending Account •    Life insurance •    Training Series and other additional voluntary benefits. For more information on our organization, please visit our website at: www.ccbq.org EOE/AA. Apply Online: