Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Intervention
Riverside Community Care
- Norwood, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
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
- 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
- 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; 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.
- One year experience working with target population required, though experience as a consumer or as a family member, required
- 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; 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.
- One year experience working with target population required, though experience as a consumer or as a family member, required