Parent Peer Support Partner-FEP
Parent Peer Support Partner-FEP
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Job Description
WellStoneis North Alabamas most comprehensive behavioral healthcare provider serving over 13000 persons a year in Huntsville and Cullman. We are a nonprofit community organization that offers a wide range of services for every phase of life from children to older adults.
Duty hours: Part Time Approx. 20 hours
What were looking for:
- Provide authentic and purposeful support to parents /primary caregivers
- Support parents/primary caregivers in achieving their identified goals
- Deliver intentional support activities that build on the strengths and resiliency traits of parent/primary caregiver
- Collaborate with agency staff internally and representatives from communitybased organizations and childserving systems in providing support to families receiving services.
What youll be doing:
All six of the following PEARLS(Program to Encourage Active Rewarding Lives) metaskills competencies listed below should be reliably and consistently demonstrated in each and every interaction with the parent.
Must be a parent / primary caregiver with lived experience who has raised or is currently raising a child with emotional behavioral physical or mental health or substance abuse needs has experience navigating at least two childserving systems and meets the requirement to function as a BHT or BHPP
- Provide support and reassurance followed by information to assist parent/primary caregiver in navigating childserving systems and community resourcesas well as quality and supervision standards as determined by clinical leadership
- Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with internal staff community resources and stakeholders
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to all internal policies & procedures training expectations and AHCCCS covered services guide
- Must have capacity to work flexible hours including some evening/weekend availability based on the needs of the parent
- Must be able drive to families homes community events and meetings at service provider offices or schools as needed
- May provide transportation to parents and family members as necessary to complete support goals as allowable in the Covered Services Guide
- Must have skills necessary to engage and work with others from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have basic typing/computer processing skills
- Must have good organizational and time management skills
- Must have High School Diploma or G.E.D.
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must be able to obtain fingerprint clearance card
- Must have a valid drivers license dependable transportation and proof of automobile insurance
- Read understand and abide by agency Policies and Procedures Employee Handbook and Training Expectation
We care for those impacted by behavioral health disordersare committed to one another through collaboration andwe are optimistic problem solvers who do what it takes to get the job done. We look forward to having you on the Wellstone team.
Employment Type
Full Time
