Certified Peer Specialist - Young Adult Housing (full-time)

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Description

At Fountain House, we believe in the power of community to transform the lives of individuals with serious mental illness. Every day, thousands of members choose to come to Fountain House to contribute their talents, learn new skills, access opportunities, and form friendships.

Fountain House has a new Young Adult Community Housing Team (YACHT) that supports 25 Young Adults (YA 18-25 years old) living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in scattered site & individual apartments in the Bronx. We offer two different program types : Community Apartment Program and Supported Apartment Program. Each program provides in-home support for residents living on their own along with supporting goals aligned with a service plan. Our program is run alongside our Clubhouse programs in Manhattan, the Bronx and in Harlem - we offer membership to our Clubhouse and community programming for residents to build skills and socialize. There is an extensive and broad range of services provided to residents that include but are not limited to the improvement of daily living skills, managing finances, maintaining safe and living conditions, furthering one's education, obtaining employment, achieving personal recovery and / or resilience, improving interpersonal relationships, preventing social isolation, connecting with effective and comprehensive behavioral health and primary care, and full community integration. The YACHT Certified Peer Specialist is responsible for delivering Peer Support as well as the other direct care services offered within the YACHT program.

Your Impact

As YACHT Certified Peer Specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring members receive person-centered, trauma-informed and culturally competent services with a rehabilitation and recovery focus in their homes or their community. You will facilitate the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of recovery-oriented principles with the intention to assist individuals with initiating recovery, maintaining health and wellness, and enhancing the quality of personal life for long-term recovery.

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm x3 days a week and x2 days a week 11am to 7pm.

$24.68 per hour

Includes field work

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Direct Support

• Work in collaboration with YACHT staff to help residents develop skills for maintaining their housing, such as budgeting, meal planning, and household management.
• Work in partnership with community providers to resolve challenges impacting residents' ability to manage and retain supportive housing
• Escort clients to appointments as needed (i.e. medical, psychiatric, Social Security Administration, Public Assistance, and Emergency Room, etc.)
• Aid with resident move-ins and move-outs
• Strategically use their own lived experience to inspire and engage residents in their recovery

Community Engagement :

Goal Setting and Recovery Planning :

Crisis Intervention :

Documentation and Compliance :

Advocacy :

Who You Are

What You Bring

Why Join Fountain House?

Join Us & Make an Impact!

Be part of a movement that is transforming mental health care through research, advocacy, and community.

Fountain House, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At this time Fountain House, Inc. is not able to sponsor visas

Note : This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not to be construed as a contract for employment.

Salary Description

24.68