NYAPRS is looking for that special person to join our team as the NYAPRS Collective trainer in New York City and Long Island. Our long time employee Ruth Pasillas-Gonzales is moving back to California and leaves us with a wonderful 6 year history of providing essential training to NYC providers on Recovery based service provision. If you are the kind of person who loves to train and provide technical assistance and has a passion for assuring that all our mental health services are person centered, culturally competent and recovery based, read below and contact us about this exciting opportunity to be a part of the change in New York City!
Recovery Facilitator New York City/Long Island
NYAPRS, a fast growing statewide peer-led non-profit Albany-based agency focused on state and national mental health advocacy, training and service innovation, seeks a Recovery Facilitator to develop and implement training for New York City and Long Island behavioral health providers on Recovery Innovations as part of the Statewide NYAPRS Training Collective for Recovery Rehabilitation and Rights. This position requires the ability to act independently, experience in delivering formal training or leading groups and demonstrated ability to engage others in training. Lived experience with the Mental Health system and ability to use that experience to enhance training highly preferred.
Requirements include: GED or High School Diploma, BA/BS preferred, great oral and written communication skills and facility with computers and technical equipment. We offer a very competitive benefit package including health benefits, retirement plan, paid time off and paid holidays. Please submit cover letter, salary requirements and resume by September 7, 2012 to hr1@nyaprs.org with subject line “Recovery Facilitator” or by regular mail to NYAPRS, 1 Columbia Place, Albany, NY 12207, ATTN: HR Manager. www.nyaprs.org