What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Mentor - Juvenile Detention Center position at CKF Addiction Treatment?
Peer Mentor – Juvenile Detention Center
Reports To:
Manager of Adolescent Services & Community Engagement
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- 1 year minimum demonstrated personal recovery experience
- KCPM Certification or willingness to obtain
- Current valid driver’s license
Preferred Qualifications:
- One year of experience working with adolescents and/or justice-involved youth.
- One year of experience providing mentoring, peer support, prevention, intervention, or recovery support services.
- One year of experience facilitating groups and connecting youth and families to community resources.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Knowledge of SBIRT, Motivational Interviewing, and evidence-based youth prevention and intervention programs.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at time stressful environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact professionally and support a team-based continuum of care.
- Ability to always maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
- Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Position Summary:
This position provides direct support services to adolescents ages 12–17 who are impacted by substance use disorders, behavioral health challenges, trauma, family conflict, and other high-risk behaviors. Drawing upon their own lived experience in recovery, the Peer Mentor serves as a mentor, advocate, role model, and motivator, helping youth navigate recovery, treatment, and personal growth.
Essential Job Functions:
- Provide individual and group peer support services to adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. utilizing lived recovery experience to inspire hope, build trust, and promote positive behavior change.
- Facilitate evidence-based prevention and intervention programs, including Teen Intervene, SBIRT, Motivational Interviewing, substance use prevention education, life skills development, healthy decision-making, communication, and recovery-focused groups.
- Assist youth in developing individualized recovery, treatment, discharge, transition, and reentry plans that support long-term recovery, educational success, and community reintegration.
- Connect youth and families with treatment services, recovery support, educational opportunities, housing, transportation, employment resources, and other community-based services, ensuring continuity of care through warm handoffs and follow-up support.
- Collaborate with detention center staff, community supervision officers, treatment providers, schools, families, and community partners to coordinate care and strengthen protective factors.
- Provide education to family members, individuals, and the community about addiction and recovery.
- Coordinate and participate in community outreach, prevention activities, youth engagement initiatives, educational presentations, resource fairs, and advocacy efforts that promote healthy lifestyles and substance-free communities.
- Maintain current knowledge of prevention and recovery resources, develop community partnerships, and serve as a resource and consultant on adolescent substance use prevention and intervention services.
- Complete timely, accurate, and compliant documentation.
- Maintain patient files and keep prepared for site visits.
- Assist with data collection and program evaluation activities.
- Comply with all CKF policies and procedures and related clinical licensure standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
Based on an 8-hour day
- Sit – Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Stand - Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Lift/Carry 0-10 lbs. – Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Walk – Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Reach Above - Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Bend/Stoop - Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Use of hands – Pushing/Pulling - Occasionally - .25 – 2.5 hrs daily
- Use of hands – Fine Manipulation - Continuously – 5.5 – 8 hrs daily
- Stress Level - High
PHI Access Level:
Level 2 – This position will have regular access to patient records, no access to employee medical information.
Work Environment:
Position is based within a secure juvenile detention center with moderate noise level.
Benefits:
Competitive benefits with partial employer paid contributions for health insurance and up to 4% for retirement plans.
FLSA Classification:
Hourly Non-Exempt
Department:
Schedule:
Full-time, occasional evenings or weekends may be required.
Location / Category:
On-site
Employee Signature Date
Salary : $38,000 - $43,000