What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Specialist - Respite - Relief position at Riverside Community Care?
Behavioral Health Services
Norwood, MA
ID: 12196-709
PRN
We make a difference - in your community and in your career.
Seeking a Relief Peer Specialist for our Respite Program
Peer Specialists help to make respite services welcoming, comfortable, supportive, and responsive to individuals who utilize them within the residential and community program.
Using their personal experience and knowledge of navigating the greater system of care, Peer Specialists provide people served with support, information, and assistance in connecting with and obtaining community-based resources and services throughout the program intake, Action Planning process and the course of treatment.
The Peer Specialist supports persons served on site and in community settings.
Pay Rate: $22.27/hourly
- additional $1 for CPS
- additional $2 for CARC
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits Include
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Twelve 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
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Required Skills
- Certification as a Peer Specialist preferred. Must immediately begin and diligently work toward certification process if hired without certification
- Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office
- Valid driver’s license, safe driving record, and regular access to a reliable vehicle
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience as a person in recovery who has, at times, received mental health services
Salary : $22