Peer Specialist - Respite
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Eliot Community Human Services
MI
Summary
Provide individualized guidance and restorative support to adults with serious mental illnesses to help them maintain community living. Assist consumers in developing self-management plans and integrating into their communities through resource utilization and stigma reduction.
Job Description
Join Eliot – A Place to Belong, Grow, and Inspire Change
At Eliot, your work has purpose. You’ll be part of a compassionate, mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. We foster an inclusive workplace where all backgrounds and perspectives are valued, creating a culture of belonging and professional growth.
Benefits at Eliot
We prioritize your well-being, work-life balance, and career growth. Benefit eligible positions include:
- Generous Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Retirement Savings – 401(k) with employer match
- Wellness & Family Support – Discounted fitness services and access to trusted childcare resources
- Financial Security – 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance
- Professional Growth – Ongoing training, career advancement programs, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development
Eliot is seeking a dedicated Respite Peer Specialist to join our Respite Services team in providing short term restorative support to adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Eliot’s Respite program assists clients with obtaining and maintaining community living. As a Respite Peer Specialist, you will be responsible for providing guidance and individualized support to consumers in the recovery process. The ideal candidate will have a strong focus on mental health recovery with an interpersonal skill set that allows you to develop lasting relationships with both the people we serve and with Respite Team Members.
Responsibilities:
- Assist consumers with being able to identify personal methods of recovery from
mental illness and to develop self management plans to address their experiences.
- Participate in the development of Individualized Action Plans (IAPs) and assist consumers with developing a self-management plan.
- Assist consumers in being fully integrated in their communities by supporting them in the use of community resources, encouraging them in establishing memberships within their communities, and reducing stigma within the community through education.
- Provide side by side interventions to consumers that focus on problem solving, skills training, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement.
- Assist consumers with working towards achieving goals and developing skills in order to help consumers be able to move into a more independent setting.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED equivalent
- Valid Driver’s license and a reliable vehicle
- Must be receiving mental health services or have received services in the past and have self-knowledge to manage their mental illness with an established recovery process
Schedule: Monday-Friday 11am-4pm, flexible
Hourly Rate$20—$20 USD
At Eliot, we are committed to supporting you at every stage of your career, providing opportunities for growth, purpose, and community. We foster belonging in the workplace by identifying and removing barriers that may prevent individuals of all backgrounds from reaching their full potential, advancing into leadership roles, and fully engaging at all levels of the organization.
Apply today and make a difference.
For over 70 years, Eliot has been providing hope, healing and opportunity to children, youth, families, and adults throughout Massachusetts. Eliot's behavioral health and human services programming is evidence-based and measurement-driven, positively impacting the lives of 60,000+ individuals and families annually. Using a person-centered, community-oriented approach, Eliot partners directly with the populations we serve. Integrated program design applies expertise across the agency to provide the highest standard of quality care to participants, their families, and the community, ensuring there is no wrong door to healing and prosperity.
Our Services
With 2,500 employees, Eliot provides a comprehensive and diverse spectrum of community-based services for individuals and families of all ages in the areas of mental and behavioral health, developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury, early childhood intervention, care and counseling coordination, and youth and family programming. Eliot applies a proprietary transdiagnostic model and collaborative framework to produce expedient, effective and lasting outcomes for participants.
Employees of Eliot receive generous benefits, including:
-401K with Employer Match
-75% Healthcare Premiums Paid
-Dental and Vision Offered
-Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance
-Up to 4 weeks vacation per year
-$3,000 Annual Tuition Reimbursement
Founded
1958
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lexington, MA
For over 70 years, Eliot has been providing hope, healing and opportunity to children, youth, families, and adults throughout Massachusetts. Eliot's behavioral health and human services programming is evidence-based and measurement-driven, positively impacting the lives of 60,000+ individuals and families annually. Using a person-centered, community-oriented approach, Eliot partners directly with the populations we serve. Integrated program design applies expertise across the agency to provide the highest standard of quality care to participants, their families, and the community, ensuring there is no wrong door to healing and prosperity.
Our Services
With 2,500 employees, Eliot provides a comprehensive and diverse spectrum of community-based services for individuals and families of all ages in the areas of mental and behavioral health, developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury, early childhood intervention, care and counseling coordination, and youth and family programming. Eliot applies a proprietary transdiagnostic model and collaborative framework to produce expedient, effective and lasting outcomes for participants.
Employees of Eliot receive generous benefits, including:
-401K with Employer Match
-75% Healthcare Premiums Paid
-Dental and Vision Offered
-Short Term/Long Term Disability Insurance
-Up to 4 weeks vacation per year
-$3,000 Annual Tuition Reimbursement
Founded
1958
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Mental Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lexington, MA