Peer Specialist Mobile Crisis Intervention Weekends

Riverside Community Care; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Riverside Community Care is seeking a part-time Peer Specialist for Mobile Crisis Intervention on weekends. You will use lived experience to support individuals and families, provide recovery-focused psychoeducation, and help connect clients to community-based services after MCI encounters.

The role emphasizes collaboration with mental health and substance use recovery populations, flexible weekend scheduling, and a strong emphasis on transition planning and crisis support.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Basic computer fluency including Microsoft Office.
• Certified Peer Specialist or certification within 6–12 months of hire.
• Valid driver’s license with safe driving record and reliable vehicle access.

Responsibilities

• Convey hope and provide psychoeducation on recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management.
• Assist in arranging post-MCI services and support transitions to follow-up care.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Peer Specialist cert

Driver’s license/Vehicle

Education

High school diploma

Human Services degree preferred

Job description

Riverside Community Care

Love what you do!

**Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention - Weekends
**

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, 16 hours

• Saturday - Sunday: 8am to 4pm OR 9am to 5pm

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

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Required Skills

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Basic computer fluency (including Microsoft Office)
• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist or obtain certification as a Peer Specialist within 6 months-1 year of hire
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and regular access to a reliable vehicle

Required Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree or Associates degree in a Human Services or related Field preferred
• Certification as a Peer Specialist preferred; must immediately begin and diligently work toward certification process if hired without certification
• Experience as consumer of services or family member of a consumer preferred.
• One year experience working with target population required, though experience as a consumer or as a family member, required

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Basic computer fluency (including Microsoft Office)
• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist or obtain certification as a Peer Specialist within 6 months-1 year of hire
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and regular access to a reliable vehicle