What You’ll Do
As a Peer Specialist with Chelton Loft, you’ll be part of a small, dedicated team working with people living with mental illness. You’ll develop and coordinate opportunities for friendship, employment, housing, education, and access to medical and psychiatric services in a single, caring, and safe clubhouse environment. Clubhouse members and staff equally participate in identifying and empowering members’ strengths, skills, and interests. The staff offers a positive, supportive relationship that helps to build members’ self-esteem and encourages working toward an identified goal

New York Smart Center is hiring certified Youth Peer Advocates (YPA) to support youth and families across Brooklyn and NYC through community-based behavioral health services. YPAs will use their lived experience to engage youth, provide advocacy and skill-building, to help connect families to services and supports.

We are looking for actively credentialed YPAs who are ready to start working quickly. This role offers flexible scheduling, strong support, and opportunities for consistent caseload growth.

Requirements: Active NYS YPA Credential, aged between 18-30, and in NYC.
Call: 718-399-4870

The Peer Trainer will develop and offer a series of workshops designed to help peer specialists learn about different specialties in peer work and practice the skills that different roles would require. This would help better prepare those who are interested in working with people who are experiencing mental health crises in a variety of settings such as: mobile crisis response teams; in hospitals; in crisis respite residences; street outreach; or on Intensive Mobile Treatment or Assertive Community Treatment Teams (IMT/ACT), and Intensive and Sustained Engagement Team (INSET).

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Certified Peer Support – Behavioral Health/Recovery to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in providing assistance and guidance to individuals facing various mental health challenges. This position requires a strong understanding of behavioral health, as well as effective communication skills, to support members in navigating their journeys toward improved well-being. As a Peer Lead organization, we believe in the power of lived experience and are dedicated to helping you turn yours into meaningful support for others.

JOB DEFINITION:

The Peer Specialist functions as a member of an interdisciplinary care coordinator team to assist with the outreach, support and coordination of care for those eligible for and/or served by the Forensic ACT Team, including chronically medically ill individuals with co-occurring mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders. Peer Specialist will serve as a role model and/or health coach for clients.

JOB DEFINITION: The Certified Peer Specialist functions as a member of the Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center to assist with the outreach, support and coordination of care for those eligible Nassau County residents Peer Specialist will serve as a role model and/or health coach for clients.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Peer certification (NYCPS, CRPA, or FPA) required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Relevant life experience required: personal experience living with a disability and/or social/emotional challenge.