Peer Specialist - Respite - Relief

Riverside Community Care; Baltimore (MD); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Community Care seeks a Peer Specialist to enhance its Respite program by providing support and resources to individuals and families in crisis. This entry-level full-time position involves flexible work hours and offers comprehensive benefits in a compassionate work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance

Generous paid time off

Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement

Employee Assistance Plan

Discounts at local events

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organizational skills required.
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle required for local transportation.
• Must have personal knowledge of the effects of psychiatric symptoms.

Responsibilities

• Provide consumers and families with information about recovery.
• Arrange post-intervention services.
• Support consumers during transitions to follow-up care.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree or higher preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Behavioral Health Services

Upton, MA

ID: 11386-709

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Peer Specialist

Peer Specialists help to make our Respite program welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals who utilize them and their families. Using 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.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• providing consumers and families with information about recovery, rehabilitation and crisis self-management
• arranging post-intervention services
• providing support while consumers are transitioning to follow-up care
  
  

Relief hours available; flexibility to work day, evening and weekend hours required

Pay Rate: $22.27/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
• Eleven 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 required
• Basic computer fluency (including Microsoft Office) required
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle required for local transportation
  
  

Required Experience

• High school degree or equivalent required; Associate's Degree or higher preferred
• Must have personal knowledge of the effects of psychiatric symptoms
• Personal knowledge of area clinical providers and support systems preferred
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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