Certified Family Peer Support Specialist

Harbor is seeking a Certified Family Peer Support Specialist to join the team! This position is remote, and provides professional care in the appropriate setting to parents and families who are experiencing severe emotional disturbance and behavioral disorders.

Position is full-time, 40 hours per week. 

Education/Experience/Other Requirements:  

• Parent/guardian or primary caretaker of a child who is or has received services from the mental health system.
• Obtain Ohio Parent Peer Support Certification within 120 days of hire.
• Must possess the skills necessary to help clients achieve and maintain their highest level of functioning by striving for successful community living.
• Must have the ability to offer a unique perspective of parenting/raising a child with serious emotional disturbance or behavior concerns.
• Must be proficient and accurate in computer use, including Microsoft Word.
• Must be at least 23 years of age, have valid Driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and be deemed insurable through Harbor’s vehicle insurance carrier
•  Certified Parent Peer Supporters must maintain current continuing education and requirements for renewal for their certificate. CPR/First Aid and NCI/CPI Certifications required within 90 days of employment.
• Must successfully demonstrate the basic competencies for  Parent Peer Support services, as determined by your supervisor’s review, within 90 days of hire.

Essential Job Competencies/Primary Duties:

1. Uses lived experience as a parent/guardian or primary caretaker in assisting and supporting youth and families on an ongoing basis.
2. Assists treatment and service coordination teams in the assessment and engagement of clients residing in the community and in the hospital.
3. Supports the child and family teams (CFT) for wraparound and service coordination teams.
4. Assists clients in identifying, using, and accessing family, neighborhood, community support services, and achieving community integration.
5. Assists team, clients, and staff members in completing documentation necessary to determine eligibility for community resources.
6. Follows crisis prevention/intervention protocols.
7. Acts as advocate for client to secure needed services.
8. Provides feedback on the needs of parents and families and assists in identifying gaps in services and supports.
9. Collects required data from youth and families for program evaluation.

ONGOING INTERVENTIONS 

1. Provides support, education and consultation to clients, families, and/or significant others.
2. Provides education on self-management of symptoms to clients, families and/or significant others.
3. Assures appropriate communication with team leaders and team members responding to client calls and requests.
4. Assists in clients acquisition of social and recreational skills.

COLLABORATION 

1. Assists the client and family in increasing social support skills and networks.
2. Attends local Family and Children First Councils and other parent/youth specific community meetings.

SPECIAL WORK CONDITIONS 

1. Maintains client confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA requirements.
2. Participates in required agency and departmental meetings and staff trainings.
3. Peer Support Specialist is required to work closely and cooperatively with a variety of service providers in the community as well as within Harbor.
4. Ability to provide culturally competent services. Capacity to seek consultation and supervision, when complexity of situation is greater than employee’s knowledge base.
5. Parent Peer Support Specialist is a highly visible position within the community and in the agency. The person in this position must have solid knowledge of agency services and must know how to secure services if not available in the agency.  This person must subscribe to Harbor’s mission and values.  Competency regarding cultural/sociological/racial issues is essential.
6. Parent Peer Support Specialist requires working with individuals with severe emotional disturbance and behavioral concerns in their natural environment. The position is community based and may require travel within the community.
7. Types clinical documentation in the format appropriate and acceptable to Harbor.
8. May provide billable services and may have to fulfill or exceed unit expectations established by Harbor.
9. Keeps current with trends and developments related to essential job competencies and demonstrates continued growth.

About Harbor: 

• A leading provider of mental health and substance use treatment for over 100 years
• 350 clinical staff serve over 24,000 clients across multiple locations and in the community each year
• Services ranging from counseling, pharmacological management, primary care, psychological testing, case management, substance use treatment, residential services, vocational program, and more!

Why Work for Harbor? 

It is fast-paced and challenging, but you will have a lot of fun in the process. You will have the opportunity to meet other motivated individuals who are also making a positive impact at our company. Harbor is committed to investing our resources in you! Some benefits of working with Harbor include:   

• • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement plan with company match
  • Generous paid time off, sick time, and paid holidays
  • Tuition and professional license reimbursement programs
  • Clinical supervision hours offered
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Ability to make a difference in your community!