Youth Peer Support

At Riverwood Center we have a team of caring and committed professionals providing a wide array of personalized services to individuals with behavioral health, intellectual & developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. Riverwood Center is located in beautiful Southwest Michigan with staff at seven sites across Berrien County. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the National Council for Behavioral Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and resources for youth with serious emotional disturbances who are receiving services in the behavioral health system.
• Work with individuals one‑on‑one and in group settings.
• Assist youth to self‑advocate, problem‑solve, and promote resiliency while collaborating with others involved in service delivery.
• Build and foster relationships with the youth, their families, and other professionals.
• Act as a key member of the treatment team.

Qualifications

• Young adult aged 18‑28 with lived experience as a person who is or has received behavioral health services.
• Experience receiving services as a youth in complex child systems (behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, foster care, etc.) preferred.
• Strong communication, time management, organization, and computer skills.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license, reliable transportation, and insurance.

Certifications

• Completion of MDHHS Youth Peer Support training within 6 months of hire.

Benefits

• Fourteen (14) holidays
• Twenty (20) PTO days
• Defined benefit pension
• Outstanding health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Strong work/life balance
• Employee assistance program
• Generous continuing education
• YMCA 360
• Flexible work schedules
• Full administrative support