OhioSTART FAMILY PEER MENTOR (PEER SUPPORTER)

Job Description

Job Description

Be the reason.

At OneEighty, we’re in the business of restoring dignity and purpose, reimagining potential and rebuilding lives. We believe there are always more reasons to hope than to fear or despair. You can help make a lifesaving, life-changing difference.

Help people change direction.

Do you expect something more from your career? Bring your skills and talents to a career at OneEighty, where you'll have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives you touch. Build a career where you can grow professionally and help change the course of someone’s life for the better.

Hope starts here.

Welcome to OneEighty a safe place, a source of hope and new direction. We’re a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping people in and around Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio. We provide comprehensive addiction, domestic violence, mental health and behavioral health services and operate multiple care facilities throughout our service areas.

OneEighty is seeking to hire a full-time Family Peer Mentor to serve families referred to children services due to child abuse or neglect and parental substance use. The FPM provides peer support to help families navigate through the child welfare and other systems while also providing hope and motivation to keep children safe and families together.

Essential Tasks, Duties & Responsibilities :

• Serves as a member of the local START (Sobriety, Treatment and Reducing Trauma) team along with the child welfare caseworker, child welfare supervisor, and behavioral health service provider. The goal of the entire team is to keep children safe and families together.
• Working jointly with the OhioSTART case worker and behavioral health provider to ensure seamless and efficient delivery of intensive wrap-around services to the START families on his or her caseload to assist with the safety of the child(ren).
• Participating as an active member of the OhioSTART team by attending initial meetings, weekly status meetings, and Family Team Meetings to review families' progress and child safety in their respective cases.
• Providing continual exploration of family's needs to empower the family to take ownership over their long-term successes and the safety of the child(ren).
• Supporting the parent(s) in achieving personal independence.
• Connecting the START families to community resources. Teaching families skills to effectively navigate to the child welfare system. Assisting families with identifying and accessing natural support systems in the community.
• Promoting coordination and linkage among providers within local community. Coordinating or providing assistance in crisis interventions and stabilization of families.
• Assisting families to develop empowerment skills through promoting self-advocacy.
• Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
• Providing input on court forms, as needed. Providing input on development of the case plan and child safety.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities :

Work Schedule : Hourly, non-exempt position. Generally Monday - Friday, but flexible hours, which include nights and weekends to fulfill job duties.

Immediate Supervisor : Clinical Director

Location : Wayne County Children Services

Pay Range : $16.00 starting pay, increases dependent on education, licensure, and experience.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

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Why Work at OneEighty?

Because I feel we are part of the solution available in this community

Any offer of employment will be based on the outcome of a background check and the ability to pass a drug screening prior to employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including, without limitation, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetics, ancestry, or military status. In addition to federal law requirements, OneEighty complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which OneEighty has facilities. OneEighty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Persons with a disability can request an accommodation to complete the application process by emailing careers@one-eighty.org with the subject line "Accommodation Request."

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