Peer Specialist - Tandym

A social services organization in Brooklyn is actively seeking a self-motivated and dedicated professional to join their growing staff as a Peer Specialist. In this role, the Peer Specialist provides individual and group services to assist individuals with maintaining their wellness and achieving their goals.

The Peer Specialist will be responsible for:

• Helping to facilitate engagement with teams by forging strong connections with participants and families, undertaking outreach activities designed to promote community awareness
• Developing authentic, meaningful relationships with individuals and families through empathy, sharing experiences, listening and collaborating with genuine curiosity and interest
• Understand, share and discuss multiple frameworks for understanding life experiences such as psychosis with participants and the rest of the team
• Advocate with and for program participants both in the larger community and on the team
• Collaborate with participants to clarify their personal visions and develop their wellness toolkit
• Maintain open and frequent communication with the team.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of active participation in mental health self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs, or participant run organizations or similar experiences or program
• Solid understanding of the community in which the team is based with an awareness of available community resources
• Good interpersonal communication skills an
• Excellent judgment/ ability to understand boundaries when working with participants of mental health services is required
• Adhere to on call cell phone system to facilitate crisis intervention, emergencies, and other situations that require immediate action

Desired Skills

• Peer Certification
• Experience working with people dealing with Mental Health challenges, including experience with Psychosis during youth