Peer Mentor
$20.5 - $24 per hourWayside Youth & Family Support Network
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team! Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities. Apply today and earn a $2,000.00 sign-on bonus (pro-rated for part-time)!
Peer Mentor - Young Adult Services
Arlington, MA
Salary Range: $20.50 - $24.00/hour depending on experience and certification + sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for creative and empathetic Peer Support Specialists 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:
- Facilitate activity based and support groups for young adults with mental health concerns.
- 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.
- Willingness 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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