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SalaryMPHI is a Michigan-based and nationally engaged, non-profit public health institute. We are a team of teams, process and content experts, dedicated to building A world where tomorrow is healthier than today!
Title: Young Adult Peer Professional Coordinator
$72,800 - $79,040 / Posted Thru: 4-1-24
Limited Term Thru: 9/30/25
Location: Hybrid - Lansing, MI Office
Purpose:To expand and develop parent peer continuum of services beyond the currently offered services of Parent Support Partner and Youth Peer Support, trainings and projects for children and youth with SED and their families. This position will partner with the Parent Peer Professional Coordinator to develop and oversee training of peers who are providing peer delivered services for children and youth with SED and their families and coordinate with the Association for Children’s Mental Health. This position will also support the incorporation of family voice with the Bureau of Children’s Coordinated Health Policy and Supports through participation in policy development and collaboration with Bureau partners around service enhancement.
Dutiesand Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Parent Peer Professional Coordinator to develop a peer service continuum for children, youth with SED and their families.
- Research national best practice models for peer delivered services and determine what is the best fit for Michigan in conjunction with ACMH and MDHHS.
- Partner with the Parent Peer Professional Coordinator to create a statewide curriculum and training for parents and caregivers of children with lived experience who are providing peer delivered services that outside of existing Medicaid services.
- Facilitate and coordinate the inclusion of youth and Young Adults with lived experience into policy and decision-making discussions at MDHHS.
- Organize, prepare, and provide ongoing support to youth and Young Adults with lived experience in their work with MDHHS.
- Work with MDHHS and youth and Young Adults to create a “new space” where collaboration and true partnership can occur.
- Support an open and inclusive perspective within the Bureau of Children’s Coordinated Health Policy and Supports.
- Support staff within the Bureau to consider diverse viewpoints and look at projects and policy through a youth and Young Adult lens.
- Reinforce an atmosphere of empathy, respect, and understanding.
- Collaborate with other Bureau staff to identify knowledge gaps and barriers within service delivery and policies. Provide insights into potential areas for improvement based on community input from youth and Young Adult voice and personal experiences.
- Utilize personal lived experience to inform and enrich discussions, policies, and services within the Bureau.
- Support Bureau staff in having connection with youth and Young Adult perspective in service and policy development to broaden the understanding of youth and Young Adult voice.
- Support Bureau’s commitment to ensuring youth and Young Adult voices are heard and valued, both internally and externally.
- Always represent the best interests of MDHHS and MPHI.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education: A high school diploma or equivalent required.
Experience: Lived experience as a youth who has received behavioral health services in the past ten years and be willing to share experiences as they relate to the position.
ImportantSkillsand Characteristics:
- Self-motivated and directed.
- Comfortable with providing presentations, trainings, and technical assistance.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills (verbal, written, electronic, etc.).
- Work well with a range of professionals, system partners and parents/caregivers.
- Organizational skills.
- Ability to foster, encourage and communicate values of family driven, youth guided practice and policy.
- Ability to use software applications (i.e. database, spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation programs at proficient level).
Work Environment and PhysicalRequirements:The position may require moderate physical effort including lifting materials and equipment of <50# and involves viewing a CRT or VDT screen 25% to 75% o f the time. Standard office environment. May require valid vehicle operator’s license to perform duties of the position. Travel within the state, as needed, including Upper Peninsula; anticipated to travel for the project technical assistance meetings (out of state) as scheduled.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS:No assigned responsibility.
IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This position has a direct impact on the quality of services provided by MPHI to MDHHS.
REQUIREDCOMMUNICATION
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Justin Tate
Weekly
Supervision/Project Coordination
Parent Peer Professional Coordinator
Weekly
Project Administration/Coordination
Association for Children’s Mental Health
Weekly
Project Administration/Coordination
Office of the Advocate for Children, Youth and Families
Monthly
Project Coordination
Bureau of Children’s Coordinated Health Policy and Supports
As Needed
Project Coordination
“For purposes of employment standards, this classification is “Exempt” from overtime provisions of the fair Labor Standards Act.”
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