What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Peer Mentor position at FAMILY LIFE COUNSELING & PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES?
The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor helps families navigate the child welfare and other systems by providing peer support and promoting healing to keep children safe and families together. The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor serves families referred to the public children services agency (PCSA) due to child maltreatment with substance abuse being the primary risk factor. The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor serves as a member of the local START team along with the child welfare caseworker, child welfare supervisor, and behavioral health service provider. The goal of the entire team is to keep children safe and families together. The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor will have a caseload of no more than 10-12 families.
Qualifications:Demonstrate long term recovery (at least 2 years is required, three years is preferred) from a substance use disorder.
Have earned a minimum education level of GED.
Demonstrate no ongoing criminal activity.
Have lived experience with the child welfare system as a parent, with the case closed at least one year, or indirect lived experience with the child welfare system. Indirect lived experience means the candidate navigated a system (mental health, SUD recovery, public benefits, court, etc.) coupled with 1) intervention by a relative who took informal/formal
custody of their child(ren), 2) an understanding of how their substance use/recovery affected their own children, or 3) raising a child of a relative/friend with a substance use disorder.
Maintain a current driver's license; and
Be certified by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as an Ohio Peer Recovery Supporter or agree and have the ability to become certified upon hiring.
The START Family Peer Mentor should have knowledge or be able to attain knowledge of:
Alcohol and drugs (pharmacology) Behaviors associated with addiction
Court processes
Diversity
Ethics
Family dynamics
Family Team Meetings
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Human behavior
Local resources and services
The START Family Peer Mentor should have skills in:
Advocacy
Maintaining confidentiality
Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Navigating systems
Pathology of addiction
Process of recovery
Ohio START Program
Self-help programs
Signs of child abuse and neglect Trauma Informed Care
Behavioral health and/or substance
use treatment options
• Multi-tasking Negotiation
Networking
Coaching
Communication (listening, verbal,
nonverbal, written)
Computers and technology
Coping
Crisis intervention
Cultural competency
De-escalation
Driving
Motivational interviewing
The ideal candidate will possess the
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