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Peer Support Specialist- Residential Services

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged

#Advocacy #Documentation #Residential Services #Empowerment #Peer Support Specialist #Computer literacy #Interdisciplinary team #Elder Justice

Quick overview

The Peer Support Specialist acts as a liaison between residents and staff to provide person-led care coordination and support within a residential setting. They are responsible for engaging residents, facilitating conflict resolution, and providing feedback to the Program Director to inform service design.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent and demonstrate strong record-keeping and computer skills. The ability to travel to client homes and effectively communicate in English is required, with Spanish language proficiency preferred.

high schoolCommunicationAdvocacyDocumentationRecord-keepingConflict resolutionComputer literacyInterdisciplinary collaborationCrisis managementCommunity engagementPeer supportEmpowerment-based practicesElder justice practices

Job description

Peer support specialist (Part-Time – 17.5 hours/Week)

As a Peer Specialist, you will play a key role in engaging residents and serving as a bridge between residents and program staff at Casa Celina. Drawing on lived experience, you’ll support person-led care coordination and help integrate RISE-informed elder justice practices into building-based services, ensuring programming is responsive to resident needs.

🌟 why you’ll love working at jasa

JASA is one of NYC’s largest and most trusted nonprofits serving older adults. Our dedicated professionals help improve the lives of thousands of seniors through impactful, mission-driven work.
Meaningful Impact: Help foster a safe, supportive, and empowered community for older adult residents.
Collaborative Environment: Work closely with program leadership, interdisciplinary teams, and housing staff.
Resident-Centered Approach: Bring your lived experience to shape programming and improve service delivery.

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📝 what you’ll be doing

Under the supervision of the Program Director, you will support resident engagement, provide real-time feedback on programming, and promote a culture of transparency and safety within the building.

Key Responsibilities

Advocacy &
Liaison: Serve as a primary advocate and bridge for residents of Casa Celina; build trust, support conflict resolution, and model empowerment-based practices.
Lived
Experience
Insight: Contribute lived experience perspectives during training sessions to help ground staff in the day-to-day realities of resident life.
Program
Development: Survey residents on workshops and educational opportunities; collaborate with the Program Director to develop and refine content.
Engagement &
Feedback: Attend social programming and workshops to elicit real-time resident feedback.
Support
Coordination: Connect residents to the Program Director or Residential Service Coordinators (RSCs) using a person-led, supportive decision-making framework.
Risk &
Crisis

Peer Support Specialist- Residential Services

Quick overview

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Key Responsibilities

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