Family Peer Specialist

2 days ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States WES Health System Full time
Job Title: Family Peer Specialist

WES Health System is seeking a Family Peer Specialist to join our team. As a Family Peer Specialist, you will provide support to families around behavioral health challenges from the perspective of a peer.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to families around behavioral health challenges from the perspective of a peer.
  • Empower the family to understand their role as a member of the treatment team.
  • Share peer perspective with the treatment team to improve understanding of the parent's point of view.
  • Provide support and coaching during meetings.
  • Work with families to develop natural supports.
  • Provide consumers and their families with linkages to new services needed.
  • Ensure appropriate referrals to community resources and follow-up on these referrals.
  • Consult with and document contact with IBHS consumers' families and significant persons.
  • Update contact information in Credible.
  • Attend interagency meetings, as needed.
  • Prevent crisis situations and de-escalate children in crisis, when necessary.
  • Complete SDOH (matrix) with families.
  • Follow up with any needs identified on the SDOH, providing support and connection with services.
  • Review Assessment for needs identified and connect consumers and families to services to address these needs.
  • Input outcome data into the computer system.
  • Collect outcome data for consumers.
  • Identify and establish contact with community resources.
  • Maintain the All IBHS excel resource spreadsheet by adding newly identified resources or changes in contact information.
  • Provide timely completion and follow-up of Clinician and Directors' requests for outreach and connecting families to needed resources.
  • Escort families to appointments.
  • Complete home and community visits.
  • Represent the program/agency at community activities/fairs.
  • Meet service productivity expectations.
  • Complete all paperwork within specified time frames.
  • Maintain an understanding of agency policies and procedures.
  • Participate in and adhere to Individualized Training Plan.
  • Attend trainings as required by WES.
  • Attend and participate in supervision and staff meetings in accordance with regulatory standards.
  • Adhere to WES's Code of Ethics and comply with State Mental Health Code.
  • Participate in continuous quality assurance/program development.
  • Comply with WES standards for service delivery.
  • Maintain consumer confidentiality.

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver who has raised or is raising a child with a mental, emotional, or behavioral health disorder.
  • Full or part-time, paid or volunteer experience within the past three years.

Benefits:

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA).
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays).
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity).
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability.

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