Summary: The Peer Support Worker uses lived experience to conduct community outreach, re-engage individuals at risk, ensure follow-up, and resolve barriers to care. Highlights: 1. Utilize lived experience to support individuals in recovery 2. Conduct community outreach and engagement 3. Help navigate clinic and community services POSITION SUMMARY: The Peer Support Worker uses lived experience to conduct community outreach, re-engage individuals at risk of loss to contact, ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation, and resolve barriers to care. Peer Support Workers support engagement and retention but do not independently administer Contingency Management incentives. POSITION DESCRIPTION: ● Conduct community outreach and engagement in the catchment area to reach individuals not yet in care. ● Provide lived-experience support and actively re-engage individuals at risk of disengagement. ● Ensure next-day clinic follow-up after mobile initiation and help resolve barriers such as transportation and Medicaid enrollment. ● Accompany and support individuals in navigating clinic-based and community services. ● Support, but do not independently administer, Contingency Management incentives. ● Maintain documentation of outreach and follow-up contacts in the electronic health record. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: ● New York State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA or CRPA-P) at hire, or obtained within Year 1 with VIP support. ● Lived experience of recovery and the ability to engage individuals with empathy and professionalism. ● Experience with MOUD or opioid use disorder populations preferred. ● Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred; flexible schedule including early mornings and weekends. JOB SETTING: ● Office, community, and field-based setting; travels to community locations. ● Periodically functions within a thirty (30) foot motorized Mobile Medication
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