About this opportunity
Old Colony YMCA lists this Peer Support Specialist opportunity in brockton, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Peer Support Specialist
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 per day. Mileage reimbursement is provided for daily travel
Must be able to sit, walk, stand, bend, stoop, and climb stairs
Worksite address
brockton, MA, 02411, US
Who can apply
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