COME DEMONSTRATE YOUR PASSION FOR CHILD & FAMILY EMPOWERMENT BY JOINING THE WAYSIDE TEAM!
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.
Full time Peer Support Specialist with personal lived experience within the mental health system to work with young adults involved with DMH .
Peer Support Specialist will work with young people in identifying their strengths and needs and help them identify services, activities and access community resources that promote wellness as they transition to adulthood.
This position is part time but could become full time across two different young programs.
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
Minimum Work Experience: Candidate must have personal experience, knowledge of mental health issues, support & community resources.
Candidate must have a current/valid MA driver's license
Job Description/Tasks
Clinical: Provide hope, information, and 1:1 support to young adults involved in behavioral health services or DMH. Work as part of a team with the young adult and other providers. Have minimum required contact with client(s) according to program specifications. Assist young adult in developing advocacy and negotiation skills to improve efficacy of service.
Care Coordination: Collaborate with all members of the team to ensure continuity in treatment, services, and messages delivered. Share resources with the team and with client as learned/needed. Be able to prove transportation for clients to care plan meetings, DMH meetings, and other meetings as applicable.
Administrative: Document all contacts with client and regarding client in client record.
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!
Founded in 1977, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a non-profit, nationally accredited human services agency dedicated to building Strength, Hope and Resiliency through its family-based outreach services, residential treatment programs, and community-based counseling services to thousands of children, youth and families throughout Eastern and Central Massachusetts.
Wayside is committed to an inclusive, diverse, vibrant workforce that reflects the communities we serve, celebrates the rich diversity of our children, youth, families and employees and believes that by harnessing the power of our collective similarities and differences we can better serve our mission. Therefore, we are dedicated through open communication and ongoing education to increase awareness and pledge to seek out and respect diverse voices in all aspects of our work.