Peer Mentor
Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team!
*****SIGN ON BONUS OF $2000!! ($1000 after 30 days; $1000 after 90 days)*****
At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year.
Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.
- Tuition, training & student loan reimbursement
- PTO Package: 3 Wellness Days (time off), 9 Paid Holidays, Up to 3 weeks of vacation (in your first year)
- A learning environment – free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc.
- Financial health supports
- Equity focused medical benefits
- Teamwork atmosphere Career development support – a great place to grow your career!!!
Community Services - Waltham
Salary Range: $19.25 + depending on experience and certification + sign on bonus (half paid after 30 days of employment and half paid after 90 days of employment; pro-rated for part-time).
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is hiring for creative and empathic Peer Support Specialists with personal "lived" experience in the behavioral health system. We provide a supportive culture that is team-focused and places value on healthy work dynamics.
What you will do:
- Facilitate activity based and support groups for youth and/or young adults with mental health concerns.
- Use your story and experience to provide hope, information, advocacy and one on one support to youth and/or young adults learning to manage their mental health challenges.
- Promote skill building in the life domains of: social functioning, symptom management, coping skills and activities of daily living.
- Contribute to system change through policy advocacy.
Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:
- Talent connecting with people.
- Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Ability to assess and manage risk.
- Flexibility and creative thinking with an ability to adapt.
- Strong boundaries.
Minimum Requirements:
- Lived experience managing your own mental health, emotional health and/or trauma resulting in significant life disruption.
- Wiliness to share your recovery story in the context of peer support.
- Valid driver’s license/access to reliable automobile.
We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice; Substance Use Intervention; Risk and Safety Assessment. Wayside will support you in getting your certification as a peer specialist.
Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!
Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!
Other details
- Job Family 5436
- Pay Type Hourly
- Waltham, MA, USA