Paid Opportunities

Youth between 16-24 will have the chance to:

• Be trained by MIKID
• Get certified by AHCCCS to support youth between 11-24 with similar experiences.
• Be integrated into the Real Talk Peer Support Program to enhance outreach and support to youth experiencing IPV through the delivery of peer education and peer support activities.
• Get trained to provide a warm referral to service and support resources to meet the self-identified needs of IPV youth victims and survivors.
• Provide non-clinical and strengths-based support and receive ongoing supervision and trauma-informed training to protect from vicarious trauma.

Learn more about the paid Peer Support Specialist position

COMMITMENT:

• 200-hour time commitment (Average of 5 hours a week, over a 40-week program cycle)

COMPENSATION:

• $18/hour to start

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate two 12-session Real Talk Peer Support Groups annually, in person or online for youth engaged in a collaborating community organization. (Annual estimated time commitment: 24 hours)
• Plan, promote and facilitate one L.E.V.E.L.™ Peer Response training a year for teens and young adults in your local community. (Annual estimated time commitment: 3 hours)
• Plan, promote and facilitate 3 First Friday peer engagement activities a year in your local community. (Annual estimated time commitment: 15 hours)
• On occasion, deliver peer education “flash dose” programs in person or online to youth in your local community. (Time commitment var; est. 10 hours annually.)
• Participate in bi-weekly supervision meetings with the Program Manager and/or Clinical Supervisor (Time commitment varies; est. 40 hours annually.)
• Attend and participate in a monthly virtual Peer Support Specialist learning community, self-care and team building activities. (Annual est. time commitment: 40 hours)
• Plan, prepare and track outcomes for the above Real Talk Peer Support activities. (Annual est. time commitment: 28 hours)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant lived experience with primary or secondary interpersonal violence victimization (domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or sex trafficking)
• Successful completion of the MIKID Peer Support Specialist training and core competency test
• Successful completion of BLOOM365’s 7-Dose Curriculum, E.V.E.L.™ Peer Response and Real Talk Peer Support Group Trainings
• Age 16-24
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred

EXPECTATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong facilitation skills
• Comfortable and competent with delivering education, outreach, and per support services to peers, online and in person
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Skilled at providing empathetic and non-judgmental support
• Current Arizona Level 1 fingerprint clearance card and clear background check.

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Willing and able to deliver peer support activities in person and online.
• Ability to perform all above-mentioned duties with or without accommodation.
• This is a contract service position or internship
• County and Statewide (Arizona)
• Hybrid delivery model: in person (detention settings, group homes, schools, population specific collaborating organizations) and online