Young Adult Peer Mentor – Family After School Program – Part Time

Riverside Community Care invites you to join our Family After School Program as a Young Adult Peer Mentor. In this role you will support children ages 6‑12 in Cambridge and Somerville who have experienced neglect, homelessness, or trauma. You will help them build coping skills, express themselves, and develop healthy peer relationships while also engaging families through regular events.

• Help individuals gain access to resources and community supports.
• Collaborate closely with the clinical team and use your lived experience as a positive model for growth and recovery.
• Provide transportation (pick‑up and drop‑off) from school to the program, from the program to home, and for field trips.
• Work part time, 20 hours per week: school‑year hours 2‑6 pm; summer hours 1‑5 pm.
• Pay rate: $21.63 per hour, $22.28 per hour with Peer Specialist certification.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Flexible Spending Accounts – 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 joining fee.

• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license.
• Certification as a Peer Specialist (can be attained after hire).

• Experience living with and recovering from mental health needs, substance use, and/or traumatic life concerns that have challenged one or more areas of life.
• High school degree or GED (required); bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One year of experience working with the target population (preferred).

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity, and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization. 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.