Center for Alternative
Location
New York
Salary
$50,000 - $53,045 / YEAR
The Peer Specialist provides lived-experience perspective to support recovery, engagement, and stability for individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement. Responsibilities include conducting wellness counseling, participating in multidisciplinary team meetings, and assisting clients in navigating housing and employment resources.
Requires a high school diploma and at least 2 years of experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement. Candidates must be a Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) or Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA), or be eligible for certification within 6 months.
Job Title: Peer Specialist
The purpose of Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) is to deliver comprehensive and effective services to individuals (age 18 and up) who are diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) and whose needs have not been well met by more traditional service delivery approaches. These individuals also suffer from co-occurring substance use disorders and have histories of criminal legal system involvement. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based practice that provides an integrated set of other evidence-based treatment, rehabilitation, case management, and support services delivered by a mobile, multi-disciplinary mental health treatment team to support recipient recovery through a highly individualized approach that provides recipients with the tools to obtain and maintain housing, employment, relationships and relief from symptoms and medication side effects.
The Peer Specialist is a key member of the multidisciplinary FACT team, contributing a lived-experience perspective to support client engagement, recovery, and overall stability. Working closely with clinicians and case managers, the Peer Specialist helps strengthen service planning, foster trust with clients, and support coordination of care across providers. They also play a critical role in reinforcing consistent engagement and helping clients navigate challenges in real time. Through this work, the Peer Specialist advances a recovery-oriented, person-centered approach and supports clients in building the skills and connections needed to move toward their goals.
The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $53,045 per year
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.
Flexible - Staff have flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work
Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.
CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.
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