Job description

Peer Support Specialist

We are on a mission to provide superior care to our community while creating a supportive and fun work atmosphere for our team!

The Family Counseling Center of Fulton County, a mental and behavioral health clinic located in the heart of the Mohawk Valley is seeking candidates for Peer Support Specialist for our Gloversville, NY location. The organization, founded in 1976, works with individuals, children, and families throughout a six-county area with focus on clients in the Fulton and Montgomery County region. Over the past 45 years, the organization has built deep roots with community partners and become a trusted source for support, focusing on the individual empowerment of clients.

Peer Support Specialist are those who have been successful in the mental wellness or recovery process who help others experiencing similar situations. Peer Support Specialist extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of those seeking a successful, sustained mental wellness or recovery process. Peer Support Specialist engage in a wide range of activities including, but not limited to: Advocating; sharing resources and building social skills; building community and other relationships; leading life skills groups; mentoring and setting goals through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment. Peer Support Specialist help clients become and stay engaged in the mental wellness or recovery process while reducing the need likelihood of crisis or relapse.

This Full-Time, hourly position is located in Gloversville, NY and has a scheduled 40-hour work week during the Agencies hours of operation Monday-Friday.

Qualifications:

• High School Graduate/Equivalency Required.
• Must meet the eligibility requirements to obtain and complete Peer Credentialing
• Certified Peer Recovery Advocate (CRPA) preferred or in process.
• NY Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS) preferred or in process
• One year of Human Service experience preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License with acceptable driving record
• An individual does not need to be in recovery him/herself, but must be able to confer empathy through lived experiences.
• Proficiency with basic computer and smart phone applications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google and familiar with electronic health records
• Willingness to learn and follow Agency’s standards of practice
• Ability to successfully pass the exclusion screening and background check
• Demonstrable ability to connect with and provide support to a diverse client population

Competitive salary, benefits, and time off packages including:

• Benefits eligible
• Free health insurance (Gold or Bronze plans) for individuals when enrolling in employee-only coverage;
• On-site Pharmacy
• Paid life insurance;
• 401(k) with a match program;
• Longevity incentives
• No-cost EAP services available to employees and their families through Capital EAP
• Additional voluntary benefits such as dental, vision, health savings account, flex spending account, voluntary term life insurance, and AFLAC plans.

Paid Time off includes:

• 3 weeks paid time off;
• 40 hours paid sick time
• 6 paid holidays;
• 2 floating holidays

A Culture of Care

The Family Counseling Center creates a culture of care for our clients and for our staff. This includes generous benefits packages, staff engagement activities, and continuing education opportunities.

The organization’s newly renovated and expanded building was designed with client and staff comfort at its core. The Agency offers crisis supports, an on-site pharmacy for both client and staff use, resource connections, client advocates, and other services to provide the tools of overall wellbeing.

Learn more about our corporate culture here: https://www.thefamilycounselingcenter.org/why-join-us/

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Gloversville, NY 12078: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Please share how you are able to use your first-hand experience with social, emotional, medical/developmental or substance use to support others in their resiliency/recovery and wellness journeys.
• How did you find us? (Facebook, LinkedIn, Indeed) or were you referred by one of our amazing staff? If so who?

License/Certification:

• NYS Drivers License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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