Job description

WJCS is hiring! If working alongside a team of caring professionals interests you, apply now!

Details about this exciting opportunity:

• Full-Time Certified Recovery Peer Advocate or Peer Specialist to work in our Hartsdale Behavioral Health Clinic.
• This role will be part of a small multidisciplinary team that provides support and assistance to consumers (aged 4 throughout the lifespan).
• Compensation: $40,000 - $42,000/year.

What WJCS has to offer you:

• Sign-On Bonus.
• Generous PTO, Comprehensive Health Benefits and a Healthcare Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).
• 403(b) Plan and an Agency-Paid Pension Plan.
• Opportunity for Professional Growth through the WJCS Educational Institute.
• Employee Assistance and Referral Program.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Enrolling individuals into wrap around services, providing initial engagement and assessment for COPS Referrals and new clients entering services.
• Completion of initial and ongoing assessments.
• Assisting the team with crisis intervention and stabilization, as needed, to support the client.
• Using a variety of methods, tailored to the individual, to move through the process of setting and reaching, health and wellness related goals.
• Participating in outreach and recruitment activities with the team, forging relationships with community providers to help individuals access care.

If you have the following:

Qualifications:

• Hold an active NYS Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) credential.
• Be eligible for NYS Certification or Provisional Certification as a Peer Specialist with the understanding that the person will become certified within 1 year of employment.
• 2 years of active participation in mental health, substance use recovery, self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs or similar programs.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Then we are excited to receive your application!

Why join Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS)?

Founded in 1943, WJCS provides a vast range of supportive community services each year to 20,000 people of all ages and backgrounds. Across every division, WJCS employees are connected by their shared values and commitment to helping those in need.

We are dedicated to ensuring dignity and respect for all employees in an inclusive and safe environment that values diversity, experience, and merit. We are committed to racial justice and equal opportunity, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, class, ability, sexual orientation, and gender identity differences—for employment, professional development, and advancement for qualified individuals.

WJCS INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

License/Certification:

• NYS Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) credential (Preferred)
• NYS Certification (or Provisional) as a Peer Specialist (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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