Peer Mentor

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network • Waltham, MA

4d • $21 - $24

About The Position

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring a creative and empathic Peer Mentor for its DMH Group in Waltham. Peer Mentors use personal lived experience in the behavioral health system to support young adults with mental health concerns. The role may be full or part time and offers a team-focused, supportive work culture that values healthy work dynamics.

The Peer Mentor facilitates activity-based and support groups, shares their recovery story to provide hope and information, and offers advocacy and one-on-one support to young adults learning to manage mental health challenges. The role also supports skill-building in social functioning, symptom management, coping skills, and activities of daily living, and contributes to system change through policy advocacy. Wayside provides training in Motivational Interviewing, Courageous Conversations, the Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC), Trauma Informed Practice, Substance Use Intervention, and Risk and Safety Assessment.

Requirements

• Lived experience managing personal mental health, emotional health, and/or trauma that resulted in significant life disruption.
• Willingness to share a recovery story in the context of peer support.
• Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle; driving in the community is required.
• Ability to connect with people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to assess and manage risk.
• Flexibility, creative thinking, and ability to adapt.
• Strong boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate activity-based and support groups for young adults with mental health concerns.
• Use personal lived experience to provide hope, information, advocacy, and one-on-one support to young adults managing mental health challenges.
• Promote skill-building in social functioning, symptom management, coping skills, and activities of daily living.
• Contribute to system change through policy advocacy.
• Drive in the community.

Benefits

• $2,000 sign-on bonus, prorated for part-time; half is paid after 6 months of employment and half after 1 year.
• 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 and CEUs.
• Medical benefits.
• Financial health supports.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed