What are the responsibilities and job description for the Young Adult Peer Mentor (Youth Quake) position at VINFEN?
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Salary: $18.50 / hour
Sign-on bonus $1000; $500 upon completion of 30 days, $500 upon completion of 6 months
The Young Adult Peer Mentor works one on one with Youth and Young Adults to inspire a healthy transition into adulthood. The Young Adult Peer Mentor) is a young adult (YA) who has personal experience living with and recovering from mental health needs, substance misuse, and/or traumatic life concerns. Based in the Healthy Transitions Drop-In Center, the Young Adult Peer Mentor will provide support, coaching, and modeling to improve engagement in healthy transition services.
Responsibilities include:
- Carrying a caseload for the purposes of providing individual 1:1 peer mentoring.
- Provides the core staffing for the Drop In center.
- Uses the Young Adult Peer Mentoring Practice Profile to define role.
- Provides outreach and marketing efforts to educate Youth and Young Adults and other stakeholders in the community about the program and services.
- Helps the Drop In leadership and TIP Facilitator staff with the identification and accessing of existing and new services and service providers that will benefit Youth and Young Adults
- Helps Youth and Young Adults to develop supportive relationships and community connections.
- Promotes the development of healthy lifestyles and wellness practices, including substance misuse.
- Supports Youth and Young Adults in the development of self-sufficiency and positive employment behaviors.
Why Vinfen? We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!
Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:
- A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
- Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Generous Vacation, Holiday, Personal and Sick Time Benefits
- Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
- Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
- $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
- Other generous benefits and perks!
About Us
Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,200 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in 318 programs throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit www.vinfen.org/careers
My Vinfen. My Community. My Job.
Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Keywords: Youth services, mentoring, group facilitation, mental health, PeerSupport, Peer Mentor, CPS, Lived Experience, YYA, Youth and Young Adults, Peer to Peer, YouthQuake, VinfenPS
Salary : $19 - $1,000
