Certified Family Support Specialist

Tueller Counseling Services

We are dedicated to assisting individuals and families in overcoming struggles, increasing independence, and building positive relationships. At Tueller Counseling, competent professionals work together in providing guidance, support, and skills training to clients to ensure recovery and resiliency. These services enable individuals and families to build and sustain productive, meaningful, and happy lives.

Certified Family Support Specialist

Purpose: Provide assistance to caregivers who are caring for a child diagnosed with a mental health disorder, or a coexisting mental health, developmental and/or substance use disorder by strengthening their role as parents through the provision of teaching and support services, and reducing the likelihood that the family and member will become isolated, disempowered, or disengaged.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years or older
• Have at least one year of lived experience as a parent or an adult caregiver raising a child or has raised a child who has raised a child who lives with a behavioral health diagnosis (mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder) and has successfully navigated the systems of care in the State of Idaho.
• Completed Certified Family Support Training
• Complete 20 hours of Supervision upon receipt of Certificate
• Current Enhanced Background Check

Job Responsibilities:

• Advocate for the member and member's family needs.
• Identify member's needs and strengths.
• Assist member and member's family in locating and attending educational classes that will aid in their recovery.
• Teach caregivers how to document and maintain member's goals, objectives, appointments, meetings, and strengths.
• Assist in preparing the member's transition to adulthood.
• Role model and facilitate appropriate skills and relationships.
• Assist the member and member's family in developing the Family Support Services (FSS) recovery plan.
• Complete accurate progress notes documenting all FSS interventions.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical Insurance paid for by company for full time employees
• Dental Insurance is available
• Vision Insurance is available
• Simple IRA with 3% company match
• Life Insurance options
• Sterling Medical Membership provided for fulltime employees and family
• CEU Membership provided for fulltime employees
• Loan repayment program

Salary Range:

$17/hr-$21/hr

Tueller Counseling is an is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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