Phaxis
Certified Recovery Peer Advocate - Outpatient
Phaxis, Long Island City, NY, United States
Job Description:
- Engaging with an individual to consider entering treatment.
- Engaging a client to attend treatment or other healthcare services.
- Engaging an individual in continuing care services post-discharge.
- Raising awareness of existing social and other support services.
- Modeling coping skills.
- Assisting with applying for benefits.
- Accompanying clients to court appearances and medical or other appointments.
- Providing non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration.
- Working with participants to identify strengths.
- Linking participants to formal recovery supports
- Educating program participants about various modes of recovery.
- Travel training - to use public transportation independently.
- Education and support on the use of medication-assisted treatment.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA-P
- Will also accept CASAC
- 1+ year of experience in outpatient setting, or Mental Health/Substance Abuse setting
- Knowledge of various recovery systems/approaches
- Knowledge of EMR a plus
- Strong communicator with the ability to build rapport