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Senior Peer Specialist - ACCS

*internal candidates only*

 

ACCS Integrated Teams provide clinical interventions and peer and family support to facilitate engagement, support functioning and maximize symptom stabilization and self-management of individuals and to assist individuals in developing skills, establishing natural supports and resources to live successfully in the community.     As a member of the ACCS team, the Senior Peer Specialist will work as a member of Persons’ Served Primary Teams to inspire hope that recovery is possible through individual and group conversations, guiding Persons through their own recovery process, and assisting him/her/them with learning about and accessing recovery resources and communities. The Senior Peer Specialist will provide education to persons engaged in services and team members, advocacy, and direct service, using their own recovery experience as a positive model.     The Senior Peer Specialist will also mentor and support other peer staff, and the program at large, to deepen the understanding of applied peer support within ACCS as well as the use of recovery principles in collaboration with other roles. This will include working to facilitate a better understanding of the peer roles among other team members while promoting the recovery values as seen through peer support/lived experience. They will gather and maintain up to date resources in our Teams channel. The Senior Peer Specialist will also co-lead trainings and discussions, modeling the Peer perspective for all team members across various ACCS themes and topics. They will embody elevating the Peer voice and person-centered care in all aspects of service delivery, collaboration, and meetings

 

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours

 

Pay Rate: $24.63/hourly

 

Why You'll Love Riverside
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 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 joiner’s fee

 

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