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NEW POSITIONS AVAILABLE!

With our upcoming expansion, SBS is excited to announce that we have many new job opportunities available. Contact us if you are interested in the Peer Specialist job listed below, but also feel free to send us your resume if you would like to be considered for any of our upcoming openings. Be sure to like our new page to be notified of our new job postings!

Position Title: PEER SPECIALIST

Position Summary:
To provide self-help and advocacy to persons who are active or former recipients of mental health services and project a positive image as he/she serves as a mentor and role model. Service provision may take place within a mental health setting, within the community, or both.

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate recovery-oriented self-help groups.
• Provide education/information about community resources.
• Assist individuals with submission of paperwork and applications.
• Assist during the referral, assessment, and acceptance process with another human service agency.
• Collaborate with other providers assisting the individual being served.
• Research information and resources needed to provide services or perform job duties.
• Travel within St. Lawrence County and in rare instances outside of the County.
• Document services provided.
• Be available to work flexible hours (evenings, weekends, holidays, overnights).
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualification:
Must be self-motivated, independent, organized, detail oriented, efficient and have above average communication skills. Basic writing, math, computer skills are essential to this position. Must possess a clean NYS Driver’s License. Must possess Peer Specialist Certification prior to hire or within three months after coming on board. Must have lived experience with adversity and overcoming such as all SBS staff are expected to serve as role models of hope and recovery for the individuals we serve, the providers we collaborate with, and the larger community as a whole. Must be able to Collaborate and communicate well with other staff, programs, departments of SBS to ensure efficiency of all daily functions of the agency.

S.T.E.P. by S.T.E.P., Inc. does not discriminate in its hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age national origin, veteran status, or disability. If your work requires accommodations to perform the essential functions of the job, please inform your interviewer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.25 per hour

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ogdensburg, NY 13669: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Addiction counseling: 1 year (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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