Peer Mentor | Impact Center

Peer Mentor | Impact Center

Springfield, MA

*Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply 

*EOE M/F/D/V

 Description of Duties and Responsibilities

• Support, coach and train youth in connecting with community resources and services that help sustain the youth’s optimal function in the community.
• Attend and coordinate youth advisory group meeting
• Attend and participate in all training sessions and group meetings.
• Work both independently and as part of a group with fellow peer mentor’s
• Provide outreach to the community to engage in Transitional Age Youth and Young Adults (TAYA); provided information and linkages to mental health, substance use, primary healthcare, supportive housing employment, education, social support, BenePlan, and DTA.
• Work as a team with Recovery Coach to meet the co-occurring needs of TAYA
• Attend System of Care and other system meetings to infuse youth and young adult’s voice and perspective.
• Meet individually with youth and family and summit report to the supervisor or coordinator.
• Collect data to support quality of improvement
• Maintain Social Marketing strategies develops through the grant

Qualifications for Position

• GED or high school diploma and 2 year experience working with children/adolescents age youth OR Bachelor’s degree in human services field from an accredited university and one year experience working with children/ adolescents age youth
• Requires a current driver’s license and reliable vehicle for transportation
• Ability to work effectively with other community agencies
• Requires good organization skills and comfort negotiating multi-level systems on behalf of client and program.
• Experience overcoming difficult situations and preferably personal experience with mental health services. Lived experience is defined as: the personal experience of living with and overcoming a mental health/ substance abuse/ traumatic life concern which has caused difficulties in one or more areas of life. A person with lived experience will also have had valuable experience in navigating or using community resources, therapeutic services, or other supports to overcome the challenges.
• Must be 21 years and over
• Understanding/willingness to be part of a program that supports youth and families 24 hours per day, 365 days per year;
• Self-motivated
• Involves repetitive motion activities for documentation and data input on computer.
• Works well with Microsoft word , excel, power and navigates though internet
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
• Good organization skills
• Great communication skills
• Interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities

Willingness to share lived experience with purpose and intent: good listening skills: nonjudgmental ability to foster self-sufficiency; the desire to work in a natural family and youth setting; ability to establish trusting relationships through compassion, embracing of diversity and empathy and insight with TAYA.

Education Requirements:

• GED or high school diploma and 2 year experience working with children/adolescents age youth OR Bachelor’s degree in human services field from an accredited university and one year experience working with children/ adolescents age youth
• Transition Into Independence Training Preferred
• Gathering Inspiring Further Talent (GIFT) Preferred

Amount of Travel and any Other Special Conditions or Requirements:

Frequent local travel around the city, occasional in-state travel (1-2 times per month), and infrequent national travel to conferences (1-2 per year)

Benefits

• Retirement Plan 403(b) Employer Match
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• 8 discretionary days a year
• Hiring Incentives**
• Mileage reimbursement