Pride-Health Posted Job Description

Pride Health is hiring a Peer Specialist to support our client's healthcare facility in Brooklyn, NY.

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Job Details:

Schedule Options:

• Tuesday- Saturday 8am-4pm
• Friday - Tuesday 8am-4pm
• Friday - Tuesday 4pm-12am

Location: Brooklyn, NY 11207

Job Type: Local Contract

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Pay Range: $24-$24/hr.

• Pay offered is based on experience, expertise, credentialing, and education.

Duties:

• Build supportive, trust-based relationships with participants and families.
• Maintain a caseload and conduct outreach to engage participants.
• Use lived experience to support communication and encourage participation in services.
• Advocate for access to healthcare and community resources, addressing barriers to care.
• Facilitate wellness, recovery, peer support, and life skills development activities.
• Assist participants with creating wellness and recovery plans.
• Accompany participants to appointments and community-based activities as needed.
• Provide non-clinical support during crisis situations and post-discharge transitions.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of services and referrals.
• Collaborate with team members and communicate participant needs and safety concerns.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision, and required trainings.
• Support participant independence, community integration, and connection to long-term resources.

Requirements:

• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) - OASAS and/or OMH/CRPA certification (provisional accepted)
• CASAC Certificate
• Lived experience with the Mental Health and/or Substance Use Treatment system; willingness to share appropriately
• Active participation in peer support, self-help, or peer advocacy programs
• High School Diploma or equivalent (minimum)
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and de-escalation skills
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and exercise excellent judgment
• Trauma-informed, culturally competent approach to documentation and member needs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Pride-Health offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.

Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.