Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention

Riverside Community Care • Milford, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Peer Specialists help to make Mobile Crisis Intervention Services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals who utilize them and their families. Using their personal experience and knowledge of navigating the greater system of care, Peer Specialists provide consumers with support, information, and assistance in connecting with and obtaining community-based resources and services.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Basic computer fluency (including Microsoft Office)
• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist or obtain certification as a Peer Specialist within 6 months-1 year of hire
• Valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and regular access to a reliable vehicle
• High school diploma or equivalent
• One year experience working with target population required, though experience as a consumer or as a family member, required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associates degree in a Human Services or related Field preferred
• Certification as a Peer Specialist preferred; must immediately begin and diligently work toward certification process if hired without certification
• Experience as consumer of services or family member of a consumer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Convey hope and provide psychoeducation, including information about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management.
• Assist in arranging the services to which the individual is being referred after the MCI intervention, and they shall work with the person and family to support them during the transition to those follow-up services.
• Provide similar services in the MCI service and Adult CCS as staffing and time permit.
• All Peer Specialist staff will receive training in recovery-focused peer support for Substance Use Disorders (SUD), who shall assist in interventions with individuals/families presenting in crisis due to substance use disorders.
• Support explanation of the process to access services, availability of self-help resources, and provide follow-up for those who may or may not be ready to accept help at the time of initial contact.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED