Peer Community Facilitator
Peer Community Facilitator
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Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The South East Recovery Learning Community (SERLC) is looking to hire a Peer Community Facilitator to connect with and facilitate groups in various underrepresentedneighborhoods throughoutthe southeast area. This is a five hour per week job which involves outreachinto the communities as well as a weekly peer support group. We are interested in candidates who may have bilingual capacity connections and rootsin the following communities of the southeast:
Black/African American
Native American
Asian
Latine
Portuguese
Haitian Creole
LGBTQIA
Veteran
Young Adults
Position: Peer Community Facilitator
Department: Psychiatry
Schedule: Part Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
The Peer Community Facilitator
- Will answer directly to the SERLC Program Director
- Will collaborate with SERLC Team (the SERLC Program Director and the four Area Program Directors APDs) to provide strategic planning for future outreach to underrepresented communities
- Will document all connections by keeping count and reporting numbers for the monthly statistics for DMH
- Will maintain an ongoing list of email addresses for future emails of notification of events happening in the SERLC area if given permission by the interested peer individual
- Will attend in person special quarterly events in the southeast as determined by the SERLC Program Director
Must adhere to all of BMCs RESPECT behavioral standards.
(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).
JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
N/A
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Certified Peer Specialists desired
EXPERIENCE:
Lived experience of mental health and/or substance misuse challenges preferred
Experience in group facilitation desired
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- General computer knowledge for documentation and connections
- Working knowledge and understanding of Social Media
- Connections with underrepresented communities
- Ability to perform necessary outreach to new communities
- BilingualLanguage preferred
- Experience facilitating groups preferred training will be provided
- Empathy and ability to connect with diverse groups
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
Employment Type
Part-Time
