Peer Mentor - Part-Time

Wayside Youth; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network in Milford, MA seeks a Peer Mentor to support young adults navigating mental health challenges. The role is part-time (20 hours/week) with a pay range of $20.50–$24.00 per hour plus a sign-on bonus.

Training and supervision are provided within a team-focused culture. Responsibilities include meeting youth in their homes or community, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, sharing your recovery story to inspire hope, and promoting life-skills

Qualifications

• Lived experience managing your own mental health, emotional health and/or trauma.
• Willingness to share your recovery story in peer support.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Willing to work in community/home settings as part of a MDT.
• Training will be provided in relevant evidence-based practices.

Responsibilities

• Meet with individual youth in the youth's home or in the community.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Use your story to provide hope, information, advocacy and one-on-one support.
• Promote skill building in social functioning, symptom management, coping skills and ADLs.
• Contribute to system change through policy advocacy.

Skills

Lived experience

Strong communication

Risk assessment

Flexibility

Boundaries

Job description

Peer Mentor

Community Services - Milford

Salary Range: $20.50 - $24.00/hour depending on experience and certification + sign- on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for creative and empat hi c Peer Mentors with personal "lived" experience in the behavioral health system. We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics. This position is a part-time, 20 hours/week.

What you will do:

• Meet with individual youth in the youth's home or in the community.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Use your story and experience to provide hope, information, advocacy and one on one support to young adults learning to manage their mental health challenges.
• Promote skill building in the life domains of: social functioning, symptom management, coping skills and activities of daily living.
• Contribute to system change through policy advocacy.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Talent connecting with people.
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Ability to assess and manage risk.
• Flexibility and creative thinking with an ability to adapt.
• Strong boundaries.

Minimum Requirements:

• Lived experience managing your own mental health, emotional health and/or trauma resulting in significant life disruption.
• Wiliness to share your recovery story in the context of peer support.
• Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.

We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice; Substance Use Intervention; Risk and Safety Assessment.