Young adult peer mentor - dmh flexible support services - part time

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 provides strength-based, peer–to-peer education, coaching, modeling, guidance, and support to youth in a variety of settings, including home, school, community, group home, and other out-of-home settings.

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 his or her recovery experience as a positive model for clients’ process

Schedule:

• 20 hours per week; flexible hours between 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. to meet the needs of the families

Pay Rate:

• High School Diploma:
• $20.69/hour
• $21.31/hour with Peer Certification
• Associate or Bachelor Degree
• $22.28/hour
• $23.34/hour with Peer 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
• Twelve 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

Learn more about our benefits and culture:

Our Benefits https://www.riversidecc.org/careers/employee-benefits/

Our Culture https://www.riversidecc.org/about-riverside-community-care/our-culture/

Hear what employees think about working for Riverside! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5_qJ-SZ7o