Parent Partner - School Based (Bilingual)

Only applicants who have personal life experience as a parent or full time caregiver of a child who has been the recipient of social services will be considered.

Why Join Olive Crest?

Olive Crest offers a great opportunity to merge your God-given talents to support families in need.

Overview

The Mental Health Partnership with Schools Parent Partner, under the guidance of the Program Supervisor and functioning as a member of an assigned team, is responsible for providing guidance and support services to children, families, and/or caregivers of district students referred for intensive mental health services. This role will also serve as a liaison for parent involvement.

This is a field based role with the main office being in Bellflower, CA and clients being in the local community. This role will work independently in the family’s home and in a variety of community and/or treatment settings.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial and ongoing training to include Wraparound values, program design, and implementation
• Identify family strengths, underlying needs, and past traumatic experiences in planning.
• Utilize appropriate strategies and trauma informed interventions to assist families heal and achieve their goals.
• Develop and implement client treatment plans specific to the client’s diagnosis in coordination with the Clinician, supervisors and team.
• Modify interventions to be trauma-informed, culturally competent, and relevant
• Respond 24/7 to crises that may arise utilizing the Columbia Scale for assessing suicidality when necessary
• Provide “one-on-one” support and direct assistance to families as directed by the Plan of Care and Wraparound Child and Family Team decisions.
• Attend all scheduled Child and Family Team Meetings.
• Complete all documentation related to services, client status updates, mental health billing, etc.
• Work closely with the family, facilitator, family specialists, and collateral professionals to provide support for the parents and ensure family preferences and input are included in Wraparound planning.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Currently is, or has been, the parent or primary caregiver (not foster parent) who has/had 24/7 legal responsibility of a child/youth who received services from the Department of Mental Health, Department of Child and Family Services, Probation Department, or Regional Center.
• At the time of hire Parent partners must not have an open probation or DCFS case for at least one (1) year.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish speaking.
• Record clearance free of criminal convictions.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, clean driving record, and current auto insurance
• An ability to work as a treatment team, be flexible, dependable and have good communications skills, both verbal and written.
• Exercise good judgment, maturity, and problem-solving ability in situations where limited guidelines exist.
• Must have general computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and trainable in other computer systems.
• Must have a helping philosophy that aligns with Olive Crest's philosophy, values, mission and treatment philosophy to support abused children.
• May spend significant time driving as part of regular duties.
• Ability to climb stairs, lift 30 pounds, drive long distances in traffic, bend and squat
• Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces, walk up and down stairs and hills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with, and willingness to utilize, community resources.
• Comfortable building relationships with culturally diverse families.
• At least two (2) years full-time equivalent experience (paid or unpaid) in delivering services in the mental health field.

Just some of the Perks

Health Benefits include:

• 2 Cigna Medical HMO's and 2 PPO's to choose from
• A Dental HMO and PPO through Cigna to choose from
• A vision plan through Cigna

Time Off Benefits include:

• Up to 48 hours of sick time per year that caps at 120 hours
• Flexible use of sick hours for personal time
• Up to 1 week of vacation time for the first year, 2 for the second and an increased schedule every 5 years there after
• Up to 40 hours per year for Jury Duty or Trial Witness
• Up to 48 hours per year for Bereavement with death in immediate family

Other available benefits for FT employees:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Pre-Taxed Child Care
• HSA/FSA options
• 5 AFLAC Options to choose from
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Cellphone Reimbursement
• Employee Referral

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25