Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention - 2nd shift Norwood, MA

Riverside Community Care; Norwood (MA); Vor Ort; USD 26.000 - 37.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Healthcare insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Twelve paid holidays

Vacation time

Employer match 403(b)

Employee Assistance Plan

Zusammenfassung

Riverside Community Care in Massachusetts is seeking a Part-time Peer Specialist for Mobile Crisis Intervention on the 2nd shift. The role employs lived experience to support individuals in crisis and help connect them with community resources.

You will work with families to navigate transitions to follow-up services. Responsibilities include providing psychoeducation, aiding in arranging services after MCI intervention, and supporting recovery-focused approaches for mental health and substance

Qualifikationen

• Experience using personal recovery journey to support others.
• Ability to connect individuals with community-based resources.
• Support families during transitions to follow-up services.

Aufgaben

• Convey hope and provide psychoeducation about recovery and crisis self-management.
• Assist in arranging services after the MCI intervention and support transitions with the person and family.

Kenntnisse

Psychoeducation

Crisis intervention

Care navigation

Peer support

Communication

Jobbeschreibung

Riverside Community Care

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Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention - 2nd shift

Peer Specialists help to make Mobile Crisis Intervention Services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals who utilize them and their families. Using their personal experience and knowledge of navigating the greater system of care, Peer Specialists provide consumers with support, information, and assistance in connecting with and obtaining community-based resources and services.

In this vital role, the Peer Specialist will:

• convey hope and provide psychoeducation, including information about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management
• assist in arranging the services to which the individual is being referred after the MCI intervention, and they shall work with the person and family to support them during the transition to those follow-up services

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.

Our ideal candidate is interested in working with both the mental health and substance use recovery populations.

Schedule: Part Time, 24 hours

• Monday - Wednesday: 11am to 7pm OR 12pm to 8pm

Pay Rate: $22.94/hour

• 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