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CCSI INC Y/YA Peer Support Specialist in Syracuse, New York
Y/YA Peer Support Specialist
Syracuse, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1003+West+Fayette+Street+Syracuse+NY+USA+13204)
Job Type
Part-time
Description
POSITION/BUSINESS TITLE:Y/YA Peer Support Specialist
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT: Onondaga County Department of Children & Family Services
REPORTS TO: Transitions Facilitator Supervisor
CCSI SERVICE LINE: Program Management (https://www.ccsi.org/services/program-management/)
DATE:02/2025
LOCATION:Syracuse, NY
ABOUT CCSI: CCSI (https://www.ccsi.org/) is a not-for-profit management services organization with a special focus in the area of behavioral health and human services. We help provider agencies, local and state government, and other not-for-profits deliver programs and services that improve health and quality of life for the people they serve. Our administrative offices are in Rochester and we work with customers and communities across New York State. Our customers are our partners, and we work hard to develop the longstanding, productive relationships needed to support high quality services.
CCSI’s culture is one that values integrity, innovation, community connectedness, and exceptional customer service. We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, an inclusive environment, and efforts aimed toward dismantling structural racism. Our people make CCSI what it is and in turn, we strive to create a work environment that supports both personal and professional growth. We work hard and appreciate the importance of wellness through work/life integration.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The OnCare Healthy Transitions Project Y/YA Peer Support Specialist will be an individual who has had direct experience with mental health services and will utilize those lived experiences to collaborate with, coach, challenge and support individuals to view their life situations as an opportunity for change and/or growth within everyone’s recovery. The Y/YA Peer Support Specialist will aid mental health providers and youth/young adults to move towards self-advocacy in the attainment of their own, culturally specific life objectives. The Y/YA Peer Support Specialist will accomplish this through direct support of youth/young adults as a peer mentor relationship, by helping agencies develop services that are youth guided and serving as a resource to youth/young adults served by OnCare Healthy Transitions Project staff and/or System of Care.
In this role, you will be working closely With OCFS but are an employee of Coordinated Care Services Inc (CCSI). The pay and benefits provided associated with the role reflect those offered by Coordinated Care Services Inc (CCSI) and would not be eligible for any pay or benefits programs offered by OCFS
Requirements
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Interact with and support youth/young adults as a peer by sharing common experiences and modeling resiliency and recovery.
Assist in engaging youth/young adults involved with the welfare system, justice system, education system, youth and family organizations and/or department of social services and economic development
Assist youth/young adults in discovering and understanding components of recovery and resiliency and in applying skills to achieve life goals.
Provide individualized direct support to peers according to the individual’s plan by supporting the individual’s choice and building confidence, leading to a greater degree of independence
Work cooperatively and effectively with individuals and groups from diverse populations.
Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: To be successful in this position, you will need competence in:
Communicating effectively.
Building collaborative relationships.
Valuing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment.
Striving for self-development and taking initiative to be resourceful.
Problem-solving both independently and with others.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The youth/young adult peer support specialist will have a minimum of high school diploma or equivalent or equivalent education and work experience (see CCSI's equivalency chart (https://www.ccsi.org/CCSI/media/pdfs/Equivalency-chart.pdf) ).
Identify as having direct lived experience with mental health services past or present and be able to bring this expertise to the Healthy Transitions Project to ensure services, supports and the TIP process are driven by youth/young adults
FTNYS Youth Peer Advocate Certification (required within 120 days of employment)
Understanding of and ability to apply the TIP (Transition to Independence Process)
Ability to mee the annual FTNYS requirements to maintain YPA Credentialing
Access to reliable transportation
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Satisfactory completion of all required background screenings
Valid Driver’s License
Operating Principles and Demonstrated Behaviors:
Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values through behaviors and actions. These operating principles are expected of all employees in all roles. All applicants (internal and external) must evidence their attitudes/behaviors as part of the application process:
Excellence in Customer Service
Collaboration
Honoring People and Their Work
Individualized Work/Life Integration
Integrity
Innovation
Community Connectedness
CCSI does not accept inquiries from third party recruiters or search agencies.
The responsibilities listed for the position are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This position description does not constitute an agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Salary Description
$18.00 per hour