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J o b Summa ry : In ac c o r d a n ce with the o r g a n izati on ’s mi ss io n , v i s ion a n d v al u es, t h e H ou s ing Peer A d v o cate is an active me mb er i n the FLAC R A team p r ov i d ing p eer s u p po rt s e rv ices to clie n ts with s e r io u s me n tal illness a nd /or s ub s ta n ce u s e d i s o r d e r . T h e H ou s ing Peer A d v o cate will ser v e as a r o le m od el, m e n tor, ad vo cat e , a n d m o tivat o r to rec ov e r i n g in d i v id u als in o r d e r to h elp p r o m o te lo n g - term r e c ov e ry . T h e H o u s ing Peer A d vo cate will al s o as s i s t w ith the H o meless Ma n a g e m e n t In f o rmati o n Sy s tem (HMIS) d a t a e n tr y . Duties Ser v es as an active me mb er o f the clie n t’s treatme n t tea m , i n cl ud ing p a r ticipati o n in team meetin g s a n d treatme n t p la nn i n g meeti n g s . As s i s ts clie n t s in the d e v el o p me n t o f the i r rec o v e r y p la n , i n cl ud ing p s y c h iatric a dv a n ce d i rectives a n d c r i s is p la nn in g . Pr ov ides p s y c ho e du cation with a f o c u s o n illness ma n a g e m e n t a n d p eer s up p o rt. Im p le m e n ts a n d c oo r d inates r ec ov e r y p la n s f o r in d iv i du al c l ie n ts in the hou s i n g p r og ra m , i n cl ud ing e v al u ati on , c on s u ltatio n , e du c ati on , a n d f o llo w - u p s e rv ices. S e rv es as a r o le m od el f o r cli e n ts b y s h a r ing o wn re c ov e r y p r o ce s s a n d teac h ing e f fective c op ing tec hn iq u es a n d s el f - h elp s trat e g ies. Pr ov ides case ma n a g e m e n t, r e s ou rci ng , a n d s e rv ice c o lla bo r ati o n f o r in d ivi d u al clie n t’s as an e x te n s ion fr o m the H ou s ing C ase Ma n a g e r s s e rv ices. Maintai n s acc u rate, th o r ou g h r ec o r d s o n all as s ig n ed ca s es, a n d u s es do c u me n tation t o as s i s t clie n ts in e v al u ati n g p r o g res s . Pr ov ides a dvo c a cy s e rv ices o n b e h alf o f the clie n t s. I n f o r ms s up e rv i s o r, a n d o ther me mb e r s o f t reatme n t t e a m , o f i ss u es/co n cer n s related to i n d ivid u al clie n t s . Participates in re qu ired tra i n i n g s to mai n tain certificati o n . K no wle dg e o f C ri s is I n ter v e n t ion a n d Ea r ly E ng a g e m e n t. E n ter HMIS d ata into Se r v iceP o int Perf o rm o t h er d u ties a n d f un c t io n s as d irecte d . Mi n im u m Q u alificati on s : Hi g h Sc hoo l Diplo m a o r GE D . V alid NYS Drive r s ’ Lice n s e. A pp lica n ts mu s t h a v e liv e d e xp e r ie n ce with ho meles s n ess a n d s ub s ta n ce u s e d i s o r d er an d /or me n tal illnes s . New Y o rk State C e r tified Peer Su ppo rt A d vo cate o r C e r tified R ec ov e r y Peer A d vo cate ( o r a b ili t y to c o m p lete c e rtificati o n p r o ce ss ) r e qu ire d . Other S k ill s /Knowled g e a nd E x perience E x celle n t written a n d v e rb al c o mm un icati o n s k ill s . Valid d river lice n s e r e qu ired a s well as m ai n tai n ing p e r s on al v e h icle ' s v alid re g i s trati o n a n d in s p ection f o r u s e to in d e p e nd e n tly v i s it v a r io u s clie n t s ite s , tra n s po rt clie n ts to/fr o m a p p o intme n t s , inte r act with k ey s ta k e ho lde r s /pr o v ide r s in the c o mm un ity as well as atte n d c o mm un ity meeti n g s o n a re gu l a r b asi s . De mon s trated a b ili t y to c o m m un icate e f fectively a n d w o rk c oop e r ati v ely with c u lturally d i v e r s e p e r s on s , s taf f , a n d c o mm un ity s e rv ice p r ov id e r s . K no wle dg e o f local b e h a v ior a l h ealth s e rv ice s y s te m . A b ili t y to m u lt i -task, h a v e g o o d p r ob lem s o lv i n g & time m a n a g e m e n t skills a n d the a b ili t y to re m ain calm in a c r i s i s . E-rec o r d .