Overview
Title: Peer Counselor
Program: Samhsa Opioid Prevention Program (2nd Chance)
Overall Responsibilities:
The Peer Counselor will provide non-clinical peer support in the Community as well as The Recovery Center. These support services include outreach, client engagement in treatment, reinforcing client’s engagement and connecting clients to community-based treatment and recovery services. The Peer Counselor will provide outreach at shelters, drop-in centers and medical clinics using education and lived experience to connect people to treatment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential duties of the Peer Counselor include but are not limited to the following activities:
- Engaging individuals to consider entering addiction treatment programs
- Raising awareness of existing social and support services and linking individuals to formal recovery supports
- Providing education and training regarding overdose prevention to individuals who have overdosed or at risk for overdosing
- Modeling coping skills
- Developing recovery plans
- Providing crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalizations or incarceration
- Participating in case conferences
- Providing all documentation required by federal, state and local funders
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or HSE
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate approved by OASAS
- Minimum of 1 year working with a homeless population
- Bilingual or Multilingual a plus
All newly hired Project Renewal staff must provide verification of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.