Peer Specialist - Community Crisis Stabilization - Part Time

SilkRoad; Upton (MA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer 2

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Riverside Community Care in Massachusetts is seeking a Peer Specialist to support individuals in Community Crisis Stabilization programs. Using lived experience, you will help people understand their mental health journey, engage in recovery goals, and connect with community resources throughout intake, action planning, and discharge.

This is a part-time role with Saturday and Sunday shifts. Pay is $21.21 per hour, with additional CPS and CARC enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience applying recovery-oriented peer support principles.
• Ability to explain mental health concepts clearly.
• Comfort working with individuals in crisis and recovery plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in understanding benefits and challenges of their mental health condition.
• Guide individuals through recovery stages and communicate personal recovery goals to the team.
• Provide advocacy and education during screening, assessment, and transition processes; support discharge planning.

Skills

Peer support

Advocacy

Communication

Group facilitation

Job description

Riverside Community Care

Love what you do!

Seeking a Peer Specialist for our Community Crisis Stabilization

Peer Specialists help to make Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS) services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals who utilize them within the residential and community program. Using their personal experience and knowledge of navigating the greater system of care, Peer Specialists provide people served with support, information, and assistance in connecting with and obtaining community-based resources and services throughout the program intake, Action Planning process, and the course of treatment and discharge.

In this vital role, the Peer Specialist will:

• Assists individuals in learning to understand the benefits and challenges of their mental health condition.
• Guides individuals using services through their recovery process by understanding stages of recovery and role of the recovery specialist at each stage and assisting individuals to communicate the goals of their personal recovery action plans to other ream members
• Provides advocacy, support, and education during the screening, assessment and transition processes; across the spectrum and duration of CCS services; and during transition to independence and discharge.
• Coordinates and leads informal groups related to peer-support, recovery, resiliency and resources

All Peer Specialist staff will receive training in recovery-focused peer support for Substance Use Disorders (SUD), who shall assist in interventions with individuals/families presenting in crisis due to substance use disorders. They will support explanation of the process to access services, availability of self-help resources, and provide follow-up for those who may or may not be ready to accept help at the time of initial contact.

Schedule

Part-Time, 16 hours

• Saturday and Sunday
  • 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. or 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Pay

$21.21 hourly

• additional $1 for CPS
• additional $2 for CARC

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

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