Bilingual Peer Community Facilitator: Outreach & Groups

Boston Medical Center (BMC); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Peer Community Facilitator for the South East Recovery Learning Community to connect with and facilitate groups in underserved southeast Boston neighborhoods. This part-time role involves outreach and weekly peer support groups.

Candidates with lived experience, bilingual capacity, and connections in the listed communities are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities include reporting statistics, coordinating with program leadership, and attending quarterly events.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health or substance misuse preferred
• Experience facilitating groups preferred; training will be provided
• Must adhere to BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards

Responsibilities

• Will answer directly to the SERLC Program Director
• Will collaborate with SERLC Team to provide strategic planning for future outreach to under-represented communities
• Will document all connections by keeping count and reporting numbers for the monthly statistics for DMH
• Will maintain an ongoing list of email addresses for future emails of notification of events happening in the SERLC area, if given permission by the interested peer individual
• Will attend, in person, special quarterly events in the southeast as determined by the SERLC Program Director

Skills

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Group facilitation

Outreach

Bilingual language

Education

Certified Peer Specialist

Tools

Documentation tools

Job description

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Peer Community Facilitator for the South East Recovery Learning Community to connect with and facilitate groups in underserved southeast Boston neighborhoods. This part-time role involves outreach and weekly peer support groups.

Candidates with lived experience, bilingual capacity, and connections in the listed communities are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities include reporting statistics, coordinating with program leadership, and attending quarterly events.