Weekend Mobile Crisis Peer Specialist (Recovery Focus)

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

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.