Family Peer Support Specialist

Job title

Family Peer Support Specialist

Reports to

Clinical Director

Position Summary

The RHD Intensive Behavioral Health Services Team (IBHS), a program of Resources for Human Development, Inc. support children, youth and young adults with mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs. These services are offered in their homes, schools and communities. The Family Peer Specialist will provide Peer Support to children and their families.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Complete a Strengths, Needs, Culture discovery for every IBHS family
• Engage families in the IBHS process and ensure their voice is a part of treatment planning
• Identify and connect families to resources and services
• Assist families with building a network of natural and community supports
• Attend treatment planning, inter-agency and multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) meetings
• Utilize lived-experience, provide support, modeling and coaching during meetings
• Utilize Electronic Health Record, myAvatar, to document all youth and family contact via an independent note
• Assist with crisis stabilization when needed
• Collaborate with School District and community partners (i.e. STEP) in the implementation of IBHS to ensure continuity of care
• Attend weekly individual and group supervision as directed
• Participate in all mandatory and ongoing trainings specific training requirements for this Division.

Qualifications

• Personal experience raising a child or family member with behavioral health challenges, the juvenile justice system, and/or children’s protective services (i.e., DHS)
• HS Diploma/GED
• Valid PA driver’s license

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.