Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention - Weekends

Riverside Community Care•Norwood, MA

19h

About The Position

Riverside Community Care is hiring a Peer Specialist for its Mobile Crisis Intervention service. Peer Specialists help make services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals and their families. Drawing on personal experience and knowledge of navigating the broader system of care, they provide support, information, and assistance connecting with community-based resources and services. The role includes conveying hope and providing psychoeducation about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management. Peer Specialists help arrange referrals following Mobile Crisis Intervention and support individuals and families as they transition to follow-up services. Staff receive training in recovery-focused peer support for Substance Use Disorders and assist with interventions for individuals and families experiencing substance-use-related crises. They also explain how to access services, identify self-help resources, and provide follow-up whether or not someone is ready to accept help at the time of initial contact. This is a part-time, 16-hour weekend position, scheduled Saturday and Sunday from either 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The pay rate is $22.94 per hour, with an additional $1 for CPS and $2 for CARC.

Requirements

Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office.
Must be a Certified Peer Specialist or obtain certification within 6 months to 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 of experience working with the target population.
If hired without Peer Specialist certification, must immediately begin and diligently work toward the certification process.
Experience as a consumer of services or as a family member of a consumer is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in a human services or related field preferred.
Certification as a Peer Specialist preferred.
Experience as a consumer of services or as a family member of a consumer preferred.

Responsibilities

Help make Mobile Crisis Intervention Services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals and their families.
Use personal experience and knowledge of the broader system of care to provide support, information, and assistance connecting with community-based resources and services.
Convey hope and provide psychoeducation about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management.
Help arrange services to which individuals are referred after an MCI intervention.
Work with individuals and families to support transitions to follow-up services.
Assist in interventions with individuals and families experiencing crises related to Substance Use Disorders.
Explain how to access services and the availability of self-help resources.
Provide follow-up to individuals who may or may not be ready to accept help at the time of initial contact.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance options
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
Twelve paid holidays
Vacation time that accrues separately and increases with tenure
Personal time
Sick time
Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee Assistance Plan
Travel Assistance Plan
Employee referral bonuses for referrals resulting in hiring
Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
Professional development opportunities