Parent Peer Support Specialist

4 days ago

National City, California, United States OpSam Health Full time

Job Title: Parent Peer Support Specialist

Job Summary:

OpSam Health is seeking a dedicated and culturally competent Parent Partner to support the families of students enrolled in the Resourceful Adolescents Program (RAP-A). The ideal candidate will be a parent who has lived experience with a child/children that had mental health issues/diagnosis and received psychotherapeutic services, and/or psychiatric services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support, encouragement, and mentorship to parents of children participating in the RAP-A program.
  • Promote self-advocacy and help families develop natural community supports and protective factors.
  • Assist families in understanding and navigating the behavioral health system, juvenile justice system, child welfare system, education system, early childhood care, and regional centers.
  • Offer individual coaching and support to parents, helping them articulate their concerns and participate actively in their child's treatment plans and goal setting.
  • Facilitate support groups for parents, providing resources, encouragement, and a connection to other parents experiencing similar challenges.
  • Educate parents on different behavioral health practices, medication options, and evidence-based practices to assist them in making informed decisions about their child's care.
  • Provide training to primary caregivers and professionals on the parent perspective, including topics such as racial and ethnic disparities, implicit bias, and racial trauma.
  • Advocate on behalf of families within various systems, ensuring that their rights and the rights of their children are upheld.
  • Model and mentor interactions with different child-serving systems, promoting positive and effective communication.
  • Assist families in building independence, self-advocacy, and sufficiency.
  • Develop and implement crisis and safety management plans in collaboration with families and professionals, schools, and clinics.
  • Provide education and support around crisis and suicide awareness/prevention for children and their caregivers.

Requirements:

  • Lived experience as a parent of a child/children that had mental health issues/diagnosis and received psychotherapeutic services, and/or psychiatric services.
  • High School diploma or GED.
  • Strong listening, active listening, dispute resolution, confidentiality, documentation, and team communication skills.
  • Understanding of behavioral health services and symptoms, common childhood mental health diagnoses, prevention and early intervention services, and the impact of isolation, stigma, grief, guilt, and depression on families.
  • Familiarity with the behavioral health system, juvenile justice system, child welfare system, education system (SELPAS, IEP process, and community school districts), early childhood care and education, and regional centers/social services safety net program.

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