Schedule: Mon, Fri 9am-5pm, Tue-Thu 10am-6pm

 

Salary: $47480/ year

 

The Healthy Transitions Peer Coordinator will utilize personal lived-experience to provide the services and supports needed for Youth and Young Adults to make a healthy transition into Adulthood. Based in the Healthy Transitions Drop-In Center, the Healthy Transitions Peer Coordinator will coordinate Youth and Young Adult leadership activities, conduct engagement activities, and ensure youth voice is reflected throughout the program.

 

Responsibilities will include:

Working with the Youth and Young Adults to enhance skills of self-direction and Provide outreach and engagement activities that lead to the establishment of a Young Adult Leadership Council Provides outreach and marketing efforts to educate Youth and Young Adults and other stakeholders in the community about the program and services Acts as staff liaison to the Young Adult Leadership Promotes Youth and Young Adults participation in other local and statewide leadership councils, such as the Department of Mental Health (DMH) Statewide Mental Health Planning Council Youth Development Subcommittee. Ensures Youth and Young Adults decision making power is present in all aspects of the Drop In Supports Youth and Young Adults and facilitates and promotes Youth and Young Adults voice in policy and programmatic decisions and service design and improvement to ensure services are Coordinates the inclusion of Youth and Young Adults in the interview and hiring of all staff Other responsibilities as assigned

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

Our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision plans Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance Generous Vacation, Holiday, Personal and Sick Time Benefits Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care) Educational Assistance and Remission Programs $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap! Other generous benefits and perks!

About Us

Established in 1977, Vinfen is a nonprofit, health and human services organization and a leading provider of community-based services to individuals with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral health challenges. Our services and advocacy promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. Vinfen's 3,200 dedicated employees are experienced, highly-trained professionals who provide a full range of supportive living, health, educational, and clinical services in 318 programs throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. For more information about Vinfen, please visit 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.

Keywords: Peer Mentor, Certified Peer Specialist, CPS, Outreach, Youth services, PeerSupport