Peer Mentor - Life Skills - Part Time
Listed on 2026-09-25
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health, Health Education & Promotion
Peer Mentor - Life Skills
Exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Peer Mentor!
Love what you do!
Peer Mentors provide specialized expertise based on sharing their own lived experience of mental health challenges with purpose and intent to inspire hope and motivation in a youth who is struggling with similar concerns.
Child and Family Services
Needham, MA
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Part-Time
In This Important Role, The Peer Mentor Will- guide youth through their treatment process providing outreach, peer support and advocacy, all in accordance to the client’s individual service plan
- help clients gain access to recovery resources and communities
- work in coordination with the clinical team while using their recovery experience as a positive model for clients’ process.
Part Time 20 hours per week
Pay Rate- $20.69/hour with a High School Diploma; $21.31/hour with a High School Diploma and Peer Specialist certification
- $22.28/hour with an Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree; $23.34/hour with an Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree and Peer Specialist certification
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
- Twelve 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
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Our Culture
Hear what employees think about working for Riverside!
Required Skills- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- Valid driver’s license, regular access to a reliable vehicle, and be willing to provide transportation to persons served in personal vehicle for program related needs, including but not limited to, community trips and persons served transportation to and from program when needed
- High School Degree/GED required;
Bachelors preferred - One year experience working with target population required, though experience as a consumer can be substituted
- Certification as a Peer Specialist (can be attained after hire) required
Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.
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