Peer Mentor
About The Position
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. Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for creative and empathic 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. This position can be full or part time.
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- tuition and training reimbursement
- PTO package with 3 wellness days
- 9 paid holidays
- up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year
- free training
- CEUs
- exceptional medical benefits
- financial health supports
- career development opportunities
- $2,000 sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
