Family Peer Partner

Working Title: Family Peer Partner
Program: Crisis
Reports To: Clinical Services Manager
Employment Type: Full Time (37.5 hours/week)
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: Onsite, The Dalles, Oregon (Subject to work in Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties). Location varies based on client needs. Travel in the region will be required.
Pay Range (Dependent on experience):
$21.11-25.65/hour
FLSA Status: Not-Exempt

The Family Peer Partner in Mobile Crisis is an individual who meets defined criteria as a Peer Support Specialist and provides client services based on similar life experiences. This includes experience parenting a child who is a current or former consumer of mental health or addiction treatment, or is facing or has faced difficulties in accessing education, health, and wellness services due to mental health or behavioral health barriers. This role supports youth and families who may experience significant behavioral health crises in various community settings.

The Peer Support Specialist provides peer support to clients who may be experiencing mental and behavioral health issues in the community. This position facilitates contact with providers, assists with transportation issues and other issues that may be barriers to accessing treatment and/or support in the community. The Peer Support Specialist provides training in independent living skills, documents client progress and issues, and conducts program outreach as necessary.

Mid-Columbia Center for Living (MCCFL) is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) that specializes in providing services that are both trauma-informed and recovery-oriented to persons/consumers with mental illness and addictions. Trauma-informed care includes safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, cultural responsivity, and empowerment for both clients and staff. MCCFL serves Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties and utilizes a consumer-involved, consumer-engaged, and consumer-driven model. MCCFL provides a whole-person care approach to adults and children to address both physical and mental health needs. MCCFL offers a variety of programs including a mobile crisis unit, intensive case management, ongoing counseling, community support, supported employment, jail diversion, hospital discharges, hearings, and more.

What you'll need:

Any combination of education, licensure, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position's essential responsibilities. This includes:

1. High school diploma or GED.
2. Be certified as a Peer Delivered Service Provider through the Oregon Health Authority, or obtain certification within 90 days of hire.
3. Have previous or current lived experience as a mental health treatment consumer, and/or support a family member with experience as a mental health treatment consumer, as defined by OAR 309-018-0105.
4. Must possess a valid Oregon or Washington Driver's License, maintain an acceptable driving record and be insurable for client service purposes and for travel between business office for meetings and/or trainings.
5. Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536 to 181.537, and in accordance with OAR 407-007-0220 to 407-007-0370.

What you'll do:

1. Meet regularly with consumers; train consumers in independent living skills and model same behaviors; provide feedback in the form of log sheets or other documentation as necessary.
2. Document encounters with consumers using electronic health record system. Access and use Agency email system and Intranet to remain updated on Agency functions and department communications.
3. Advocate on behalf of consumers and promote self-advocacy; maintain consumer networks in the community. Conduct outreach activities in local communities.
4. Communicate with treatment team about problems or concerns; participate in ongoing support network with other Peer Support Specialists. Participate in team meetings with other MCCFL staff.
5. Coordinate and facilitate oversight of outings/activities. Facilitate group planning of activity; ensure the group is in agreement. Accompany group on outings; ensure safety; provide transportation as required and appropriate.
6. Provide coverage for other Peer Support Specialists if required.
7. Ensure that safety procedures are followed.
8. Complete specialized training and certification and register on the Oregon Health Authority Traditional Health Worker registry.
9. Use agency vehicles to travel within the community, provide transport for clients, and drive between business offices in order to complete essential responsibilities and attend required meetings and/or trainings.
10. Regular and reliable attendance; professional communication with all contacts; maintain confidentiality.

Position-Specific Essential Responsibilities of the Family Peer Partner for Mobile Crisis:

(This position may include any of the above-mentioned general responsibilities plus the following):

1. Work alongside Mobile Crisis team to support the family and client's needs and goals.
2. Provide hope by sharing, as a teaching/mentoring tool, the applicable portion of your life experiences as a parent of a child, youth, or young adult experiencing behavioral health challenges.
3. Assist families in increasing confidence in their parenting skills of children experiencing behavioral health challenges.
4. Assist the parent to increase effective communication skills, and develop family-driven crisis, and safety plans.
5. Help families identify needs and connect them to local appropriate resources needed by the family (housing, basic needs, public benefits, education, social services, health services, etc.).
6. Assist the parent to establish and maintain appropriate family and child, youth, or young adult support services.
7. Assist the parent obtaining and completing applications and other resource forms (housing, insurance, intake to services, medical, education, etc.).
8. Understand and share information about child, youth, and young adults' physical health and behavioral health prevention, disease prevention, social determinants of health, and treatment information.
9. Mentor skills related to parenting, positive communication, and positive self-care.
10. Prepare family members for treatment team planning and support meetings.
11. Assist parents to identify and utilize community and natural supports.
12. Attend meetings with family members and sometimes for family members.
13. Connect and network parents to other parents or caregivers and other Peer Support Specialists.
14. Mentor family members to be self-advocates and system change and advisory agents.

What we'll do:

We recognize your value and will strive to keep you engaged and appreciated. The selected candidate will receive:

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• 95% employer-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees only. Low deductible plans for family coverage through PEBB.
• PERS Retirement Contribution.
• 11 Holidays including 1 floating holiday.
• 10 vacation days.
• 12 sick days a year.
• Education reimbursement and loan forgiveness- HRSA

The hiring process:

1. Application review.
2. Questionnaire (if additional information is needed).
3. Panel Interview.
4. Possible second-round panel interview.
5. Conditional Offer:
   1. DMV Record Review, if the position requires driving.
   2. 10 Panel Drug Screen (Although recreational marijuana use is legal in the state of Oregon, you will not be considered for this position if you're unable to pass a pre-employment drug screening due to federal regulations).
   3. Criminal History check through Orchards BCU.
   4. Reference check.
   5. Licensure Primary Source Verification.

MCCFL provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation in the recruitment or selection process, please contact human resources at 541-288-4359 or email hr@mccfl.org.

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