West Central Behavioral Health, the non-profit community behavioral health center serving lower Grafton County and Sullivan County, New Hampshire, is embarking on a four-year, transformational effort to become a federally-recognized Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. This will enable West Central to continue to provide high-quality, person- and family-centered mental and substance use disorder services to 10,000 underserved individuals of all ages, including our veterans, regardless of their ability to pay.

Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you have past lived experience or provided help to family members or close friends?

Peer opportunities are available in different settings and capacities include:

• Office-based work (e.g., Common Ground)
• Mobile Crisis Response team (part of a two-person crisis team)
• Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation (community delivered, skill development focus)
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team (multi-disciplinary, mobile team)

Responsibilities (not a complete list):

• Promotes recovery-oriented principles: of hope, self-efficacy, and community living skills through shared personal experience of recovery.

• Co-creates individualized Treatment Plan based upon the goals and objectives identified through assessment.

• Provides individual coaching, goal planning, and support surrounding independent and social living, career development, peer and family support, and managing crisis and stress.

• Promotes self-advocacy skills through role modeling and education.

Coaches in life skills to better manage relationships, physical health, mental health, and emotional balance.

Essential Job Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in social work, psychology or other related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Or a high school diploma or GED and 2 years of work experience in human services which must include one year of mental health direct service.
• Peer Support Specialist Certification required within one year of hire.

Required skills:

• Experience working with program development and implementation
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to learn necessary computer and technical skills essential to the position and agency.

Be part of our team!

West Central provides a generous benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching, life insurance, short-and long-term disability, critical illness and accident insurance pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, local discounts, paid holidays and paid time off!

Ask us about creative work schedules, remote/hybrid work, full time/part time, geographic options, different shifts, job sharing, even cross-functional work to keep things interesting!

We are committed to continuous improvement of our employees. We provide ongoing education through e-Learning, in-service programs presented by internal staff and external presenters. CEUs are available for most in-service programs.

Loan Repayment Program: As a nonprofit organization providing services to underserved populations, you might be eligible to participate in the following loan assistance programs:

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Agency Student Loan assistance Program – eligible for up to $10,000 over 3 years

For over forty years, West Central Behavioral Health, a community mental health organization, has dedicated itself to “ promote preserve and strengthen the mental health and quality of life in our community.” To accomplish this, West Central has assembled a team of talented professionals. Working together toward a common goal, our staff served nearly 2,000 children, adolescents, and adults last year.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.