Position Summary: The Engagement Specialist conducts street outreach and engagement activities with individuals. They will learn about the needs of individuals encountered, provide education on services and resources available to them, and provide in-person warm handoff introductions to service providers. Direct Supervisor: Director of Behavioral Health Services Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct street outreach and engage individuals in…
Position Summary: The Peer Recovery Advocate uses their own experience to engage participants and prospective participants in treatment with the goal of improving engagement in treatment and developing increased sense of self-efficacy or empowerment. Direct Supervisor: Director of Behavorial Services Duties and Responsibilities: Engage with prospective participants to discuss how they might benefit from treatment. Engage participants…
Position Summary: The Peer Recovery Advocate conducts street outreach and engagement activities with individuals. Using a harm reduction and person-centered approach, combined with personal experience, they will learn about the needs of individuals encountered, provide education on services and resources available to them, and provide in-person warm handoff introductions to service providers. Direct Supervisor: Director of Behavioral…
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and…
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and…
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and…
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and…
Compeer is a dynamic, 45-year-old, community-based program that uses the power of human connection to help those living with mental illness and behavioral health challenges reach their full potential. Caring volunteers and staff help individuals identify and develop strengths, reducing isolation and feelings of loneliness, and shatter the stigma around mental health. www.compeerrochester.org Through the power…
POSITION: Supportive Partner for Recovery/Peer Specialist This person will serve as a peer mentor to adults 21 and over with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Supportive Partner/Peer Specialist will work with referred individuals on life skills, socialization, and other areas as needed to assist in mental health and substance use recovery. Evenings and…
The Youth Engagement Specialist will provide Skillbuilding-style services to youth with behavioral health challenges ages 5 to 21. The Youth Engagement Specialist assists individuals to eliminate functional deficits and interpersonal/environmental barriers to restore their functioning and integration within their family, community, or culture. Youth Engagement Specialists provide face to face person-centered, recovery-oriented, solution focused interventions…