Peer Bridger/Mentor-(DOHMH) Woodhull
Comunilife Inc
Summary
Comunilife Inc. is looking for Peer/Bridge Mentors for its Brooklyn location. Assisting to promote recovery, re-housing, and coping skills among program participants by providing emotional support, companionship, and the benefit of their own experience with substance abuse, mental illness and/or homelessness, after undergoing peer mentor training. The Peer Mentors assist program participants manage recovery issues by promoting mental and physical health, sobriety or harm reduction, self-care, medication compliance, and in general, a better quality of life and independence. This position is part time up to 20 hours a week.
Job description
Essential Functions
- Assist with the outreach, engagement, and acculturation of program participants struggling with issues of mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse
- Provide crisis intervention services and supportive counseling within capability and training to assist participants to reduce/eliminate self-destructive behaviors
- Assist in building up the esteem and self confidence of participants, by engaging them in activities of mutual interest, accompanying participants to view apartments, or to appointments to aide in obtaining entitlements
- Encourage participants to learn about and access specialized and natural community support
- Using Peer Mentor Training and other skills to assist participants to appreciate and attain better mental and physical health, sobriety or harm reduction, services to help them manage mental illness issues and strive to attain and maintain independent living
- Assist clients in teaching/learning activities of daily living skills
- Peer Mentors will collaborate with case management staff on the needs of the client
- Conduct groups to promote socialization skills and promote recovery
- Documentation of interaction
Qualifications: Education and Experience Requirement(s)
High School Diploma/GED; bilingual (Spanish and English) is preferred. Personal experience in managing homelessness, substance abuse and/or mental illness. Ability to form interpersonal relationships with others and to be able to influence and persuade others in positive activities.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Personal experience in managing homelessness, substance abuse and/or mental illness
- Ability to form interpersonal relationships with others
- Ability to influence and persuade others in positive activities
- Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred
Company overview
Comunilife Inc is a prominent mental health care organization dedicated to providing comprehensive behavioral health services and support to underserved communities. As a healthcare provider specializing in mental health services, Comunilife focuses on delivering culturally competent care that addresses the unique needs of diverse populations. The organization operates with a mission to improve the quality of life for individuals facing mental health challenges through evidence-based interventions, community outreach programs, and integrated care approaches. Comunilife's services typically include crisis intervention, counseling, case management, and supportive housing programs designed to help clients achieve stability and recovery. The organization plays a vital role in addressing mental health disparities and works to create accessible, equitable care systems that promote wellness and resilience within the communities it serves. Through its commitment to compassionate care and social justice, Comunilife contributes significantly to the mental health infrastructure, particularly for vulnerable populations who might otherwise lack adequate support services.