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Peer Navigator – CT Stay Strong (Young Adult Services)

CMHA (Community Mental Health Affiliates) is looking to hire a Peer Navigator for the CT Stay Strong Team.

Why CMHA?

As a 2022 Hartford Courant Top Workplace and one of the largest behavioral health care providers in Connecticut, we have 40 years of experience in delivering mental health and addiction services to over 7,300 children, adolescents, and adults annually.

Internal mobility is a focus at CMHA with 6 members of our leadership team growing from individual contributors to Senior Leaders.

Summary

The Peer Navigator provides initial and ongoing outreach and support to potential and current clients. They support, teach, advocate and empower individuals with behavioral health and Substance use disorders; which includes developing person centered recovery goals. Liaison with local emergency rooms, detox centers and treatment facilities. They engage in traditional and recovery oriented systems navigation, coordination of services, skill building and eliminating any barriers to care. The goal is to empower and educate clients to rediscover their ability to pursue and achieve a higher quality of life that allows them to prosper in the community.

Responsibilities

1. Shares relevant personal recovery experience to provide hope and empowerment to encourage and facilitate change within clients using individual and group modalities including 12 step groups.
2. Facilitates client support groups.
3. Create recovery oriented rapport with individuals with mental health or co-occurring disorders and connects them to wrap around services.
4. Actively participates in community meetings to advocate for client and to ensure the provision of integrated care.
5. Coaches and provides supervision/direction with daily challenges such as personal hygiene, nutrition, housekeeping, personal budget and household management.
6. Collaborates with care team on client engagement and treatment recommendations.
7. Provides encouragement and recovery knowledge to family members/natural supports.
8. Carries a caseload based on program need.
9. Ensures timely documentation is maintained in accordance with CMHA policies and procedures.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Experience:

1. Community work setting
2. Young Adult Target Population (ages 18-25)
3. Human Services/related field of study or experience

Compensation: $18.00 – $22.00 per hour
Starting salary will be determined based on relevant years of experience

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