Lead Family Coordinator

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources in Mississippi seeks a Lead Family Coordinator to work with youth and families across Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River counties within the CMHI program. Typical hours are Mon–Fri, 8a–5p, with some nights and weekends for outreach and training.

The role emphasizes recovery, symptom management, and helping families stay engaged in meaningful life activities. The position requires strong community outreach abilities, knowledge of mental health symptoms, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help and educational groups.
• Knowledge of signs and symptoms of mental illness and strategies for addressing them.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for youth by providing information in terms that youth and families can understand.
• Assists with targeted outreach, medication monitoring, system navigation, and advocacy.
• Engages families and youth to help them meet their goals.
• Functions as a role model by demonstrating recovery and coping skills.
• Provides leadership and coordination of family peer support services within the SOC.

Skills

Self-help groups

Group facilitation

Community outreach

Mental health awareness

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resourcesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans).

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking a motivated and caring Lead Family Coordinator to work with youth and families in the PBMHR Service area. The Lead Family Coordinator position will provide services in Harrison, Hancock and Pearl River Counties as part of the CMHI program. Work hours are M-F, 8a-5p; Some night/weekends in relation to community outreach events or TBRI Parent/Caregiver Training required. The Lead Family Coordinator plays a vital role in the agency by providing expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by families/youth to have a satisfying life.

The Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Specialist must be a first degree family member (parent/legal guardian) of an individual who has received treatment for and self-identifies as a consumer or former mental health consumer.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Must possess a valid Mississippi Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record
• Reliable transportation needed to provide services in the community
• Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from the mental health consumers on their strengths and interests
• Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and the ability to assist the client to address symptoms using strategies such as positive self-talk

Responsibilities:

• Advocates for youth by providing information in terms that youth and families can understand through various formal and informal settings.
• Assists with targeted outreach, medication monitoring, system navigation, and advocacy.
• Engages families and youth to help them/loved ones to be successful and meet their goals.
• Functions as a role model to peers by exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills.
• Provides leadership, supervision, and coordination of all family peer support services within the Crossover Connections System of Care (SOC).