Job: Peer Mentor - Intensive Home-Based Therapeutic Care

Brien Center
P.O. Box 4219
Pittsfield, MA 01202

Phone:413-499-0412
Fax:413-448-2198
Website:briencenter.org

Company Description:

The Brien Center is Berkshire County’s largest provider of behavioral health and addiction services. We employ over 450 dedicated, compassionate people who work at 26 locations county-wide, in roles including residential and nursing staff, case managers, therapeutic mentors and psychotherapists. Our impact is experienced and appreciated by over 10,000 individuals – including 4,000 children – whose lives are saved, whose illnesses are successfully treated, and who continue on as successful members of our community. We are proud of our comprehensive programs and services for highly-complex problems, and continue to hear from clients, years later, that their lives and families remain intact because of our care.


Job Title:
Peer Mentor - Intensive Home-Based Therapeutic Care
Salary Range:Location:
Pittsfield
Job Type:Category:
Part TimeHuman Services
Education Level:Work Experience:
Description:

General Description:   

Actively support and assist youth in care to experience success and satisfaction in their lives by improving their quality of life by modeling, being an active listener, and sharing the reality of wellness and recovery. The Peer Mentor will promote person centered self determination and decision making through the use of their own recovery stories and lived experience.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Individual with lived experience willing to share positive recovery story for the purpose of promoting recovery and wellness for youth and to support the mission of recovery principles
  • The Peer Support Mentor will have a strong personal recovery skills set
  • Problem solving skills and ability to suggest options and alternatives
  • Support the belief that youth with lived experience can and do recover
  • Strong listening, oral and presentation (communication) skills
  • Minimum of 6 months to 1 year of personal recovery with lived experience
  • Minimum of 1 year of recovery/sobriety for person living with alcohol/substance issues
  • Knowledge of community resources