Schedule: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Salary: $21.21 / hour

Sign-on bonus: $1000; $500 upon completion of 30 days, $500 upon completion of 6 months

The Youth and Young Adult (YYA) Access Center (AC) Young Adult Peer Mentor (YAPM)
is a young adult who has personal experience living with and recovering from mental health
needs, substance use challenges, and/or traumatic life experiences. They have experienced
challenges in one or more areas that interfered significantly with their everyday life. The AC
YAPM is essential in welcoming new YYA to services and to the activities offered at the AC.
The AC YAPM is key in supporting YYA using Achieve My Plan-PLUS (AMP+).

Responsibilities include:

Works with the YYA (if chosen) to enhance skills of self-direction and empowerment Provides 1:1 support, coaching, and modeling to support and improve engagement in services Carries caseload of 10 YYA for the purposes of providing individual 1:1 peer mentoring Provides the core staffing for the SEAC Uses the Young Adult Peer Mentoring Practice Profile to define role Provides outreach and marketing efforts to educate YYA and other stakeholders in the community about the program and services Additional duties as assigned

Response to Covid-19

Our response to promote safety during the coronavirus includes:

Hiring process conducted via virtual and phone interviews Virtual New Employee Orientation Increased sanitation measures in all programs and group homes PPE provided to all positions working closely with others

Why Vinfen?

We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 30 hours or more 15 days of Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days and 3 Personal Days per year (for employees scheduled for 20 hours or more) Education Assistance and Tuition Remission Programs as well as innovative Student Loan Payment Programs. Employment with Vinfen counts toward your Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility Professional Development programs including year-round online training courses and opportunities to earn CEUs Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care) $500 -- $1,000+ Employee Referral Bonuses with no annual cap! Other generous benefits including discounted memberships, access to wellness programs and more!

About Us

Founded in 1977, for 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. Vinfen supports thousands of adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental and behavioral disabilities at more than 200 sites with over 3,000 employees in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut. www.vinfen.org/careers

My Vinfen. My Community. My Job.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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