Young Adult Peer Mentor

Riverside Community Care; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid holidays

Vacation accrual

Personal time accrual

Sick time accrual

403(b) retirement plan

Employee Assistance Plan

Travel Assistance Plan

Referral bonus

Entertainment discounts

YMCA discount

Job summary

Riverside Community Care in Milford, MA seeks a Young Adult Peer Mentor (MCI) to support youth in crisis as part of the Mobile Crisis Intervention team. You will apply your lived experience to educate, coach, and model recovery-oriented behaviors in community and other settings.

This full-time role (40 hours weekly) offers Tue–Sat shifts (11 a.m.–7 p.m. or 12 p.m.–8 p.m.) and pay at $22.94 per hour, with additional CPS/CARC supplements noted.

Responsibilities

• Provide strength-based education, coaching, modeling, guidance, and support to youth and young adults from a peer perspective.
• Draw on lived experience with behavioral health challenges to support individuals served in various settings, including community-based locations.
• Share personal experiences related to behavioral health challenges to inspire hope, motivation, and engagement.
• Provide peer support and advocacy while supporting youth through the crisis intervention and follow-up process, tailoring to individual needs.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and draw on recovery experience to serve as a positive model.

Job description

Young Adult Peer Mentor (MCI)- Milford

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

The Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) program provides crisis and behavioral health assessment, intervention, and stabilization services 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and 365 days per year (24/7/365) for individuals who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

The mission of MCI is to respond rapidly, assess effectively, and deliver a course of treatment intended to promote recovery, ensure safety, and stabilize the crisis in a manner that allows the person served to receive appropriate services in the community, or if medically necessary, in an inpatient or 24-hour diversionary level of care.

The Young Adult Peer Mentor (YAPM) is an integral member of the interdisciplinary Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) component of the larger Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC).

The Young Adult Peer Mentor will:

• provide strength-based education, coaching, modeling, guidance, and support to youth and young adults from a peer perspective
• draw on their lived experience with behavioral health challenges during their own youth and young adulthood to provide support to individuals served in a variety of settings, including community-based locations
• provide specialized expertise drawn from their lived experience, and when appropriate, shares personal experiences related to their own behavioral health challenges and interactions with the behavioral health system to inspire hope, motivation, and engagement among the individuals they support
• provide peer support and advocacy while supporting youth and young adults through the crisis intervention and follow-up process, with an approach tailored to the individual's needs and goals
• work in coordination with the interdisciplinary team and draw on their recovery experience to serve as a positive model and support individuals in their own recovery process

Schedule

Full Time, 40 hours

• Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Rate

$22.94/hour

• additional $1 with CPS
• additional $2 with 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 Forbes named Riverside a best-in-state employer.

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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