Posted 1w ago

Peer Mentor - Life Skills

@ Riverside Community Care
Milford or Needham or Somerville
$22-$22/hrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:guide youth, coordinate care, advocate resources
Requirements Summary:Experience sharing lived mental health challenges; ability to mentor youth and coordinate with clinical team.
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Riverside Community Care

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Peer Mentor - Life Skills

 

Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Peer Mentor!

 

Peer Mentors provide specialized expertise based on sharing their own lived experience of mental health challenges with purpose and intent to inspire hope and motivation in a youth who is struggling with similar concerns.

 

In this important role, the Peer Mentor will:

  • guide youth through their treatment process providing outreach, peer support and advocacy, all in accordance to the client’s individual service plan
  • help clients gain access to recovery resources and communities
  • work in coordination with the clinical team while using their recovery experience as a positive model for clients’ process.

 

Schedule: Full Time 40 hours per week; 20 hours in Milford and 20 hours in Needham

 

Pay Rate:

  • $21.63/hour
  • $22.28/hour with Peer Specialist certification

 

Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes. 

 

Benefits include:

  • Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
  • Eleven paid holidays
  • Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
  • Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
  • Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
  • Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
  • Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

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