Nyya Williams
Asbury Park
Summary
Focused Peer Support Specialist exceptionally helping peers with resourceful assistance. Diligent with a significant network of community resources. Passionate and empathetic individual with a background personal care and volunteer
experience in addiction recovery, seeking a position as a Substance Abuse Specialist.
Committed to leveraging my personal experiences and self-study / course studies to support
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Peer Support Specialist
New Hope Community Inc.
Marlboro
02.2024 - Current
- -Provided emotional support and guidance to individuals and families battling addiction.
- Helped with administrative tasks and event planning for recovery programs.
- Participated in outreach activities to raise awareness about addiction and recovery
- End of shift note/summary.
- Recovery planning.
- Assists the individuals served in identifying their personal goals, in setting objectives for each goal, and determining interventions to be used based on the consumer's life goals
- Draws upon own personal recovery experience with mental health/addiction challenges as a basis for engagement with members as a peer, and to validate members' own lived experiences
- Assisting clients with voicing their strengths, interests and goals throughout their services including: goal plans, crisis plans and other methods of expressing individual preferences
- Utilizes a comprehensive resource guide and educates clients served about local community supports and resources
- Developing strategies to reduce self-stigma
- Engages and communicates with a wide range of clients served especially those who are struggling to be active in their own recovery
- Assists clients served in all needs including Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Participates in verbal de-escalation and physical interventions in emergent situations and is willing and able to assist other team members as needed to maintain a safe, healing environment for all
- Travels locally to provide outreach to clients served in the community (program specific)
Peer Support Specialist
Recovery center of America
Perth Amboy
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Supervising clients on detox levels
- Wellness check every 15-30mins
- Assist with treatment planing
- End of shift notes
- Group hosting
Education
CCAR / RECOVERY SUPPORT
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ11-2024
High School Diploma -
Neptune Senior High School
Neptune City, NJ06-2015
Skills
- Crisis intervention
- Recovery planning
- Group facilitation
- Community outreach
- Strong empathy and understanding of addiction and recovery challenges
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build trust and rapport with clients and their families
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Familiarity with NA and AA principles and practice
Certification
- CCAR TRAINING
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Peer Support Specialist
New Hope Community Inc.
02.2024 - Current
Peer Support Specialist
Recovery center of America
10.2022 - 05.2023
CCAR / RECOVERY SUPPORT
Brookdale Community College
High School Diploma -
Neptune Senior High School