Peer Support Specialist - #1401518
Old Colony YMCA
Date: 3 days ago
City: Brockton, MA
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
"Turn your lived experience into someone's lifeline — join us at the Old Colony Y as a Peer Support Specialist.
The Peer Support Specialist is a trained para-professional with lived experience who will deliver services to caregivers where they are living, or in community locations. The services are designed to support a caregiver who has an open DCF case and who are on their recovery journey from a substance use disorder, and is doing so, to prevent child maltreatment/neglect and to promote family functioning.
Job Functions
"Turn your lived experience into someone's lifeline — join us at the Old Colony Y as a Peer Support Specialist.
The Peer Support Specialist is a trained para-professional with lived experience who will deliver services to caregivers where they are living, or in community locations. The services are designed to support a caregiver who has an open DCF case and who are on their recovery journey from a substance use disorder, and is doing so, to prevent child maltreatment/neglect and to promote family functioning.
Job Functions
- Engage and meet with caregivers no less than twice per week
- Assess their recovery needs and develop a treatment plan
- Assist caregivers in developing skills to maintain recovery
- Assist in the development of a support network
- Connect caregivers with providers
- Attend, engage and advocate for caregivers in treatment meetings, review meetings, court etc
- Lived experience of substance abuse, maintaining recovery and parenting
- Experience working with people who experience addiction as well as experience working with parents of youth
- High School Diploma required
- Valid drivers' license, clean driving record, & personal automotive insurance required. Use of a personal vehicle and able to drive an average of 2-4 hours perday. Mileage reimbursement is provided for daily travel
- Must be able to sit, walk, stand, bend, stoop, and climb stairs
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