NAMI Connects Peer Mentor
Come join our amazing team of NAMI Connects Peer Mentors! Peer Mentors support adult peers admitted to one of the metro area’s Providence Emergency Departments (ED) for urgent psychiatric care, and their families. NAMI’s Peer Mentors give their time to assure that peers and their families feel heard, and understand that they are not alone. They develop a rapport with the peer and the peer’s family, by offering a listening ear, empathy, their own personal story, and information about NAMI Multnomah programs.
You can find the full job description here.
TO APPLY
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter that offers ALL of the following information to troberts@namimultnomah.org.
Tell us why you feel suited to fill this position.
Please give a brief summary of your work with peers/families who are culturally different from you.
Please explain your knowledge of the principles of peer support.
Have you completed an OHA-approved Peer Support Specialist (PSS) or Family Support Specialist (FSS) Training?
Do you have your Traditional Health Worker (THW) Certification?
Which days of the week and times of day (morning, afternoons, evenings, swing shift) are you available to work? The emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week which allows us to consider a variety of scheduling options.
If you have questions, please contact NAMI Multnomah’s Director of Peer-Delivered Services, JoLynn Thompson, at jolynn.thompson@multco.us