Peer Specialist - Respite - Relief Upton, MA

Riverside Community Care, Inc.; Upton (MA); On-site; USD 26,174 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid holidays

Vacation time

403(b) match

Employee assistance

Referral bonus

YMCA discount

Job summary

Riverside Community Care, Inc. in Massachusetts seeks a Peer Specialist to support respite services, helping individuals access resources across the program intake and treatment journey. You’ll draw on your own experiences to provide information, encouragement, and practical help on-site and in the community.

This role offers relief hours with day, evening and weekend shifts. Riverside emphasizes benefits and a supportive workplace culture as part of its commitment to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Experience using personal recovery journey to support others.
• Ability to work day, evening and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals served on-site and in community settings.
• Assist with connecting to community-based resources during intake and treatment.
• Provide information, guidance, and encouragement to individuals in the program.

Skills

Peer support

Resource navigation

Interpersonal communication

Job description

We make a difference - in your community and in your career.

Peer Specialist

Peer Specialists help to make respite 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.

The Peer Specialist supports persons served on site and in community settings.

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