Peer Counselor- Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States 💼 Full-Time/Regular 🕒 Posted July 02, 2026

Job Description


We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Peer Counselor.

In this role, the successful candidate The peer counselor will support the work of our SAMHSA-funded grant that aims to help people with opioid use disorder engage in treatment.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Educate patients about the importance of getting both medical care and mental health care, and attending all Program appointments.
  • Educate patients about the COD program, services offered, and answer questions about the program.
  • Outreach patients by telephone on a regular basis to check how participants are doing, and to ensure that they engaged and motivated to attend the program
  • Receive a list of patients who are not attending appointments, or have upcoming appointments, and call or send letters to help re-engage those patients.
  • Lead or Co-Lead Wellness Recovery and Action Plan (WRAP) groups and/or Wellness Self-Management groups (WSM). When one cyc...
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    Job Details

    • Location Brooklyn, New York
    • Job Type Full-Time/Regular
    • Category Counselors, Social Workers, and Other Community and Social Service Specialists
    • Posted Date July 02, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 11, 2026