FAMILY PEER SPECIALIST

Fairbanks Native Association; Na Ah Tee (AZ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) investment program with a generous match

Paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Education assistance

Job summary

A community health organization in Arizona is seeking a Family Peer Specialist to provide navigation services for project participants and their families, from intake to recovery support. You will assist families in coping and connecting with community services, supporting their journey through behavioral health services. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma and experience with the AN/AI population, with expectations for peer support training and certification.

Qualifications

• One year of experience working with the AN/AI population.
• Experience providing culturally specific services.
• Ability to complete Traditional Peer Support Training within one year.

Responsibilities

• Provide navigation services for project participants and their families.
• Support participant's movement through treatment from intake to recovery.
• Conduct home-based visits to teach Circle of Security curriculum.

Skills

Culturally specific services

Experience with AN/AI population

Crisis response services

Coping skills teaching

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Benefits: Affordable medical, vision, and dental coverage with 20+ plans to choose from, insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) investment program with a generous match, 13 Paid holidays, generous Paid Time Off, and education assistance.

As a Family Peer Specialist, you will be responsible for providing navigation services for project participants (consumers) and their families from intake to recovery support. The position will provide crisis response services for families and case management once admitted to the program. The position assists participants and their families in learning coping skills and creating stability in their lives as well as assisting with a connection to community services. This position is part of a collaborative treatment team and serves as a liaison between consumer and clinical staff, ensuring culturally resonant behavioral health services.

The grant you will be working on is the Hope for our Children Project. Its goal is to improve mental health outcomes for children and youth at risk for or with serious emotional disturbance (SED) and to bring new hope through its comprehensive early intervention approach for the children, youth, and their families.

Job Duties

• Supports the participant and the family as the participants moves through FNA’s Behavioral Health Unit from intake to recovery support.
• Follows the participant’s individualized treatment plan that is developed with the family, consumer, and clinical team.
• Works with program participants and families to understand and address risk factors and connects consumers with resources and support services.
• Conducts weekly 2-month home-based visits to infants, toddlers & children up to age 7 to complete Circle of Security curriculum with parents/caregivers.
• Utilizes WRAP for kids and teens to teach resiliency.
• Identifies and provides referral pathways to Hope Project participants for recovery support services in coordination with BHCC.

The successful candidate will have a High School diploma or equivalent, one year of experience working with AN/AI population and experience providing culturally specific services, one year of lived experience as a caregiver of a child who has experienced a mental health episode, ability to complete Traditional Peer Support Training within one year and then seek State of Alaska Peer Support Specialist Certification. A combination of experience, education, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may substitute for degree requirements.