Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention - Weekends Norwood, MA

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

Job summary

Riverside Community Care is seeking a Peer Specialist for Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) on weekends in Massachusetts. The role supports individuals and families, offering crisis-focused peer support, psychoeducation, and navigation to follow-up services.

The ideal candidate will work Saturdays and Sundays, 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm, with pay at $22.94 per hour plus potential extras for CPS and CARC. Training in recovery-focused peer support is provided.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate is interested in working with both the mental health and substance use recovery populations.
• Schedule: Part Time, 16 hours.
• Shift: Saturday - Sunday: 8am to 4pm OR 9am to 5pm.

Responsibilities

• 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) and assist in interventions with individuals/families presenting in crisis due to substance use disorders.

Job description

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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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