Seafield Center Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment · 2 months ago
Peer Recovery Advocate - CRPA
Riverhead, NY
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$20/hr - $21/hrSeafield Center is focused on alcohol and substance abuse treatment, and they are seeking a Peer Recovery Advocate to support individuals in treatment and recovery from substance abuse disorders. The role involves providing education, outreach, and nonclinical crisis support to clients while ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect.
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Responsibilities
Utilize experiences and training to support those in treatment of and recovery from substance abuse disorders
User role(s) information systems access as assigned, where applicable
Ensure that all clients are treated with dignity and respect
Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients
Assist clinical case managers in connecting patients to additional support in recovery by educating patients and introducing them to existing community supports and services
Provide nonclinical crisis support to those in treatment
Provide education on various modes of and pathways to recovery
Share past experiences, personal or otherwise, about addiction and recovery
Outreach patients to reinforce the importance of treatment and increase retention
Utilize EMR system to document services and information provided to patients
Provide education and trainings to Seafield staff on new supports and trends in the recovery and treatment communities
Promote Seafield and its programs in the recovery and treatment communities
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Utilize experiences and training to support those in treatment of and recovery from substance abuse disorders
Ensure that all clients are treated with dignity and respect
Affirming care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning clients
Assist clinical case managers in connecting patients to additional support in recovery by educating patients and introducing them to existing community supports and services
Provide nonclinical crisis support to those in treatment
Provide education on various modes of and pathways to recovery
Share past experiences, personal or otherwise, about addiction and recovery
Outreach patients to reinforce the importance of treatment and increase retention
Utilize EMR system to document services and information provided to patients
Provide education and trainings to Seafield staff on new supports and trends in the recovery and treatment communities
Promote Seafield and its programs in the recovery and treatment communities
Written and verbal communication
EMR Documentation
Presentation skills
Knowledge of addiction/recovery
Proficient in computer usage including EMR system, Microsoft Outlook, and other information systems
CRPA, CRPA-P
High School Diploma or equivalent
Completion of 46 hours of required Recovery Peer Advocate training (advocacy, mentoring and education, recovery and wellness, and ethical responsibility)
The employee must have the ability to use a computer keyboard, mouse, calculator, copier, fax machine, scanner, and telephone
Company
Seafield Center Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment
Seafield Center has been a staple to the New York, NY community for many years.
Founded in 1985
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase