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Family Peer Support Specialist Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health
Family Peer Support Specialist Children, Youth, and Families Mental HealthDavis Behavioral Health • Layton, Utah, USA
Family Peer Support Specialist Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health

Family Peer Support Specialist Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health

Davis Behavioral Health • Layton, Utah, USA
7 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) to join the Children Youth and Families Mental Health team. The Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) works closely with families who have children and adolescents with complex mental health needs. They offer hope guidance advocacy and camaraderie for parents and caregivers of children and youth receiving services from mental health substance use and related services systems. They bring expertise based on their own experience parenting a child or youth with social emotional behavioral or substance use challenges as well as specialized training to support other parents and caregivers. Peer support is provided through face-to-face support groups phone calls or individual meetings. They link families to local resources and supports provide family advocacy and facilitate wraparound services.

Essential Job Functions

The Children Youth and Families FPSS is responsible for the following job duties :

  • Meet agency productivity standard.
  • Maintain documentation as required by agency standards.
  • Other duties and responsibilities and needed and assigned.

In addition to the essential job functions outline above the following responsibilities are assigned to your specific position

  • Link parents / caregivers and families with systems of care that provide them with resources services and opportunities to improve their quality of life.
  • Advocate for individuals and families who need assistance while encountering barriers in connecting with systems of care.
  • Assist families in gathering natural supports and resources for becoming independent of agencies.
  • Facilitate recovery groups as appropriate.
  • Develop working relationships with partner agencies to effectively facilitate referrals and coordination of services.
  • Provide individual and family psychoeducation via workshops presentations etc.
  • Coordinate with other staff and community agencies as needed.
  • Participate in regular staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
  • Compensation

    The hourly rate for this position is outlined below :

    $19.00 per hour

    Schedule

    This is a full-time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. This schedule may require three evenings per week. DBH reserves the right to require overtime weekend work and / or assignment to evening or night shifts depending upon operational need some in and out of state travel may be required.

    The proposed schedule for this position is :

  • Monday 8 : 00 am to 2 : 00 pm
  • Wednesday & Thursday 12 : 00 pm to 7 : 00 pm
  • Work schedules at DBH are established to meet the needs of our clients and the agency. Program Supervisors with the approval of Program Directors determine the specific schedules for their assigned departments and have the authority to ask employees to work a different shift and / or in a different location on a short-term or permanent basis to meet the departments needs.

    Required Qualifications

    Experience

  • The FPSS certification requires that an individual be a parent or other family member of a child or youth who has struggled with a serious emotional disturbance and has received mental health and / or substance use treatment and support services.
  • Experience working with youth / young adults and families.
  • Education

  • High school diploma or GED is required .
  • Bachelors degree in related field is highly preferred but not required.
  • Certification / Licensure

  • The successful candidate must be certified as a Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) by the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health. Click here for details on obtaining FPSS certification.
  • Certification as a FPSS must be completed as soon as possible but no later than 6 months after hire.

  • The successful candidate must also complete certification as a Behavioral Health Case Manager (BHCM) with the Utah Department of Health and Human services within the first 30 days of employment. Click here for details on BHCM certification.
  • Training

  • Obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR certification within 30 days of employment.
  • Complete behavior management training (Welle) within 30 days of employment.
  • Complete all required training that is assigned to the Family Peer Support Specialist position by defined deadlines.
  • Skills / Abilities / Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Must be at least 18 years old.

    All employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as well as a pre-employment drug screening. Since Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants the company and its employees must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.

    Must have reliable transportation and a valid drivers license.

    A clean driving record is also required to utilize the DBH vehicle fleet.

    Skills & Abilities

    The following skills abilities and qualifications are essential for this position :

  • Knowledge of community resources.
  • Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage families.
  • General understanding of mental illness and substance use disorders.
  • Good organizational and practice management skills.
  • Ability to utilize own lived experience while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as DCFS schools juvenile courts etc.).
  • Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work including evenings and weekends.
  • Spanish speaking is a bonus.
  • Work Environment

    The usual work environment may include indoor and outdoor settings various employment settings other programs of DBH and meetings with other agencies located in the community.

    Benefits

    Part-time positions at DBH are not eligible to participate in the agencys benefits program.

    All employees at DBH are eligible to utilize the agencys robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Intermountain LiVe Well and participate in perks that are available to all employees.

    Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

    DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

    Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

    Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws including no use of medical marijuana.

    Further a ll employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBHs licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and / or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and / or open charges will likely impact a candidates ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.

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