Peer Mentor - Part-Time

Canton, MA, Estados Unidos ● Foxborough, MA, Estados Unidos ● Needham, MA, Estados Unidos ● Newton, MA, Estados Unidos ● Wellesley, MA, Estados Unidos N.º de Ped.1257
26 de março de 2025

Peer Mentor - DMH 

IHBTC Community Based Program - Needham, Newton, Wellesley, Canton, Foxboro, and surrounding areas.

 

Salary Range: $19.25 - $22.00/hour depending on experience and certification + sign-on bonus (half paid after 30 days of employment and half paid after 90 days of employment; pro-rated for part-time). 

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for creative and empathic Peer Support Specialist with personal "lived" experience in the behavioral health system. We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics.

What you will do:  

  • Meet with individual youth in the community to support them as part of an in-home team with their mental health goals.   
  • Use your story and experience to provide hope, information, advocacy and one on one support to young adults learning to manage their mental health challenges.  
  • Promote skill building in the life domains of: social functioning, symptom management, coping skills and activities of daily living. 
  • Contribute to system change through policy advocacy.  
Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:  
  • Talent connecting with people.  
  • Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.  
  • Ability to assess and manage risk.
  • Flexibility and creative thinking with an ability to adapt.
  • Strong boundaries.  

Minimum Requirements:  

  • Lived experience managing your own mental health, emotional health and/or trauma resulting in significant life disruption.
  • Wiliness to share your recovery story in the context of peer support.  
  • Driving in the community is a requirement of this position; please ensure you have a valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.

We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice; Substance Use Intervention; Risk and Safety Assessment.

 

 

 

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  • Canton, MA, Estados Unidos
  • Foxborough, MA, Estados Unidos
  • Needham, MA, Estados Unidos
  • Newton, MA, Estados Unidos
  • Wellesley, MA, Estados Unidos