Family Peer Specialist

2 days ago

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Fairbanks Native Associ Full time

Family Peer Specialist

Fairbanks Native Association is a voice for the people of Fairbanks. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by promoting justice, healing, and wellness in our community. We have a vision of a unified, healthy, and empowered Native community that embraces all cultures. 

Because employees are our number one asset, Fairbanks Native Association is pleased to offer a great working environment, competitive wages, a healthy work-life balance, and the following 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.

Join our progressive team at Fairbanks Native Association where your effort results in positive change in individual lives and the health of our community

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 assuring culturally resonant behavioral health services

The grant that you will be working on is the Hope for our Children Project. The 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 and 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 participants 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.

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