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Youth Peer Support Specialist Article Content Join our Family Enrichment Team! Penquis, a social services agency serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties for over 50 years, is currently seeking a part-time (24 hours per week; benefit eligible, with the potential to work towards full-time) Youth Peer Support Specialist (YPSS). As the Youth Peer Support Specialist, you will provide peer support services to youth and their families by utilizing your personal experiences. This position is serving families in the Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. This position is remote, with travel being necessary to meet clients and in-person meetings required in the Dover-Foxcroft and Bangor areas. Location: Bangor, Maine Youth Peer Support Specialist Responsibilities: Understand, implement and actively support the mission of the Behavioral Health Home Organization (BHHO). Apply the tools developed in own recovery as well as the philosophy and values, to build a...

Assistant Teacher -Preschool Article Content Have a passion for working with children? Join our Early Head Start/Head Start team, providing early childhood education services. Penquis, a social services agency serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties for over 50 years, is currently seeking a full-time preschool Assistant Teacher. As the Assistant Teacher, you assist with the daily operation of the early education classroom and activities. Develop and administer an appropriate daily activity program to assure that the needs of the group and the individual children are met. Hours & Location: Full-time (40 hrs per week, 52 weeks ) Eastern Maine Community College location. Location: Bangor, Maine Assistant Teacher Responsibilities: Assist in developing/conducting a daily program of activities that is developmentally appropriate for the group of children including prescriptive programs for children with special needs. Assure that appropriate care and...