What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Peer Support - Goshen position at Oaklawn?
Family Peer Support - Goshen
Are you looking for a rewarding and supportive work environment with opportunities to grow? Join Oaklawn, where hope and healing begin, in addressing the mental health needs of our community.
Who We Are
Oaklawn provides comprehensive mental health and addictions services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties in Northern Indiana. Intensive services have become Oaklawn's trademark—what we are known for and where much of our expertise lies. Sponsored by Mennonite Health Services Alliance, it is our philosophy at Oaklawn to treat the whole person—mind, body and spirit. This commitment, along with our faith-based heritage, our excellent staff of 875, our therapeutic environment, and our innovative treatment programs, provide a unique foundation for healing and hope.
What We Offer for the Family Peer Support:
We offer competitive compensation, a full benefits package and career advancement opportunities.
Are you looking for a rewarding and supportive work environment with opportunities to grow? Join Oaklawn, where hope and healing begin, in addressing the mental health needs of our community.
Who We Are
Oaklawn provides comprehensive mental health and addictions services for children, adolescents, adults and seniors in St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties in Northern Indiana. Intensive services have become Oaklawn's trademark—what we are known for and where much of our expertise lies. Sponsored by Mennonite Health Services Alliance, it is our philosophy at Oaklawn to treat the whole person—mind, body and spirit. This commitment, along with our faith-based heritage, our excellent staff of 875, our therapeutic environment, and our innovative treatment programs, provide a unique foundation for healing and hope.
What We Offer for the Family Peer Support:
We offer competitive compensation, a full benefits package and career advancement opportunities.
- Start earning PTO the day you start
- Work life balance
- Employee assistance program
- Regular supervision
What You’ll Do as the Family Peer Support:
The Family Peer Support works to integrate lived experience in their work supporting parents and caregivers with children involved in the system of care across Elkhart County.
The Family Peer Support works to provide:
- Information about formal and informal process and systems,
- Encouragement and coaching with the goal of parents having their voice and perspective heard.
The Family Peer Support accomplishes this through three types of activities:
- Supporting parents caregivers with children involved with The SOURCE programs.
- Maintaining and disseminating a comprehensive resource list of local service and support for children and families
- Through outreach, engagement and empowerment group, Parent Cafes, trainings and events.
Requirements for the Family Peer Support:
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- Must be a primary caregiver (biological parent, kinship caregiver, foster parent, adoptive parent of a child, youth or young adult, who has received or is receiving behavioral health services. (Experience includes navigating and advocating within child-serving systems such as mental health, juvenile justice, education or child welfare.)
- Must have a valid driver's license and provide proof of insurance.