Pathways Vermont Peer Respite Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Pathways Vermont Peer Respite Team Lead 

The Company: Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that centers people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.

Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Role: The Peer Respite Team Lead provides direct service and supervises several peer support staff at a home that is welcoming and comfortable. The team provides excellent, consistent, and equitable peer mental health services and ensures the staff they support do as well. The team lead will assist the manager in ensuring the program meets its goals, funding requirements, and adheres to agency values. 

Available Positions: 1 

Location: In Person (Williston, Vermont) 

Schedule: Full time, non-exempt hourly employee (35-40 hours per week), evening and overnight hours 

Supervisor: Peer Respite Program Manager 

Application Requirements: 

A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application. 

Responsibilities: 

• Recruit, hire, and provide ongoing support to peer staff providing services second and third shift 

• Provide excellent, consistent and equitable peer support services to individuals staying at the peer respite. 

• Participate in and oversee team’s training in Intentional Peer Support, agency core competencies and team specific learning. 

• Participate in the intake process by connecting with prospective guests, welcoming them to the house, and reviewing house processes and norms with them. 

• Provide guests with accurate and relevant information related to the program and service provision. 

• As requested by the manager, participate in community outreach and education about the program and supports. 

• Maintain a house that is welcoming, comfortable and clean. Prepare bedrooms for new guests, participate in daily cleaning tasks (i.e. vacuuming, sweeping, dishes, laundry, etc.) 

• Attendance at the annual All Staff and Programmatic Retreats is an expectation of employment with Pathways Vermont, unless excused by the employee’s manager/HR.

• Support daily operations by ensuring consistent shift coverage including planned time-off and unexpected absences. 

• Participate in recruitment and hiring of supervisees. 

• Provide weekly supervision of supervisees and ensure they are meeting role requirements and expectations. 

• Complete introductory and annual reviews 

• Support team members experiencing challenges by participating in work improvement plans, written warnings, including leadership in regular meetings, etc. 

• Participate in agency leadership conversations including committee work

• On-call responsibilities

• Other Duties as assigned 

Requirements: 

• Personal experience of mental health distress, extreme states, plans or thoughts of dying by suicide, or other experience that others may label as a mental health challenge required 

• Capacity to work weekends 

• This position works afternoon, evening and nighttime hours 

• Experience supervising preferred 

• Experience in residential programs preferred 

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to Pathways Vermont’s mission 

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to diverse populations including People of Color, persons with disabilities, individuals who have experienced trauma, and persons who have experienced oppression 

• Valid driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle available for work purposes and current automobile insurance 

• Ability to share one’s own personal transformative life experiences 

• Personal experience of homelessness or other life challenges considered an asset 

• Risk and discomfort tolerance 

Working Conditions/Physical Demands: 

• Occasional operation of a computer and other office machinery 

• Occasional repetitive movement of hands and fingers including substantial movements of wrists, hands and fingers for typing and/or writing, grasping paperwork, using technology equipment and other tasks