Peer Support Specialist

Employer: Family Service of Rhode Island

Providence, RI 02904
Contact: Jillian Sam
Phone: 4013311350

Email: samji@familyserviceri.org

Job Description

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!


Position Summary: As part of the Trauma System Therapy-Community Health Team (TST-CHT), the Peer Support Specialist will work collaboratively with FSRIs team members, Community Health Workers and Behavioral Health Clinicians. The Peer Support Specialist will assist with a child/family needs and well-being through individual goal setting, advocacy, mentorship, education, and addressing/ameliorating social determinant of health barriers. The Peer Support Specialist must have lived experience which may come from individual or family experiences/interactions with a variety of systems.



Qualifications:

The Peer Support Specialist is a peer mentor and must have personal experience caring for a child with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a developmental disability (DD) and/or who has been personally involved with child welfare services or juvenile corrections.
Knowledge and competencies needed to effectively support another parent or caregiver are needed.
Experience working in professional settings and/or as part of multi-disciplinary teams is preferred.
Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed to meet client and program needs.
Bilingual skills are compensated!!


Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!



We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!


About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.


Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Requirements

Salary Levels

$19.00 - $24.00

Positions Available

There are 1 positions available at this time.

Application Period

Monday, September 25, 2023 through Sunday, December 31, 2023