Transitional Age Youth Peer Specialist

Job Description

Job Title

Part-Time Transitional Age Youth Peer Specialist for the NERLC (20 hrs. per wk.)

Reports to

Operations Manager: *Sign-on Bonus and $100 Gas Card incentive*

Job Purpose

The Transitional Age Youth Peer Specialist is responsible for developing and coordinating young adult peer programming across all the NERLC’s assigned areas. This includes peer support groups, social events, and trainings that are of interest to Young Adults. The goal of this position is to promote recovery and participation of peers in their communities. The TAY Specialist will conduct outreach specifically focused on developing a network of young adult peers, within the NERLC community.

*Compensation commensurate with education and experience*

Essential Job Functions

Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a network of Young Adult Peers within the NERLC community
• Create and implement peer groups of interest to the NERLC TAY population
• Develop and deliver NERLC outreach presentations targeted towards the TAY audience, their families and service providers
• Conduct outreach to Young Adult Peers from underrepresented and diverse multicultural backgrounds
• Regularly meet with the Young Adults across the NERLC’s service area to collect data to be used in the ongoing development of TAY specific programming
• Identify, train and mentor Young Adult leaders within the NERLC community
• As needed, locate sources for new information, provider sites and individual contacts to better meet the needs of the TAY population
• Represent the NERLC’s TAY community through participation in steering committees, advisory boards and scheduled DMH site office NERLC open house events to be the voice on issues directly impacting the TAY population
• Share personal recovery story to peers with the intent of building trusting and mutual relationships
• Maintain strict standards of confidentiality in accordance with Federal HIPPA laws
• Attend weekly and monthly NERLC and NILP staff meetings
• Respond to all calls, e-mails, or other communication directed to the NERLC in a timely manner
• Assists in the monthly collection and reporting of data