$750 sign on bonus (Pro-rated PT) Exciting opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team as a full or part time Peer Specialist! Position is for the brand new six-bed Crisis Residence located at 12th Street Troy. This facility offers a safe place for the stabilization of psychiatric symptoms and a range of person-centered trauma informed services to support participants. At this short-term stay facility, participants may stay for up to 28 days as they prepare to transition back to the community. You will make significant impact on advancing this comprehensive specialty care residence, and provide meaningful support to the team! Responsibilities:   Provide support services to consumers. Educate clients on community resources. Help participants connect to program services. Accompany consumers to appointments. Assist with health literacy. Communicate effective coping strategies based on personal experience. Maintain confidentiality. Promote a culture of inclusion and belonging. Requirements: High School or GED required. Must have lived experience with homelessness, mental illness, substance use, or living with HIV/AIDS. Good verbal and written communication skills; basic computer skills required. Must have access to reliable transportation and a valid NYS driver's license. Benefits : (PT Prorated benefit eligible 20+ hours) + Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year) + 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave + 10 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays + Major medical leave + Medical/dental/vision/life insurance + 403b (you can contribute right away) company contributions begin after two years of employment + Student Loan forgiveness program. + 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place. + Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community! Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve. As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.