Family Peer Support Specialist

Favor INC•Wethersfield, CT

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The 30 hour per week Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) is responsible for providing direct family peer support services with families. Approximately 60% of his/her time is meeting, supporting and assisting families at their home, PPTs, CFTs and any other meeting the family needs support; 20% will be working on behalf of the family by reading and preparing for meetings, researching resources and services, making and receiving calls from families, organizing family files, writing and submitting intake and discharge forms and anything regarding a family that is not face-to-face; the remaining 20% is for writing and submitting required paperwork – monthly, bi-weekly and mileage reports. This role serves the Northeast and North Central CT areas.

Requirements

Should be a parent with a child or have experience providing assistance to someone who has mental or behavioral health needs
Must use own transportation (car required)
Demonstrated experience in advocacy on behalf of other families and children
Demonstrated knowledge of CTWRAP and the local systems of care in their community
Demonstrated knowledge of supports and resources available to families in their region
Demonstrated understanding of family directed, culturally competent family supports
Demonstrated knowledge of technology concepts such as remote laptop systems, calendaring, email and cell phone functionality
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual a plus

Responsibilities

Provide direct support and advocacy to families
Attend meetings with families
Consult with families about available resources and assist in obtaining needed resources
Provide direct services and support for families referred by Care Coordination in the promotion and furtherance of each family’s Plan of Care
Regular attendance and support to family’s at their Child and Family Team Meetings by partnering with the care coordinators
Maintain a caseload of approximately 15 families referred through the system of care, self-referrals and/or community referrals for a 30 hour/week FPSS
Maintain and submit appropriate records in a secure, confidential and timely manner - appropriately document all activities undertaken on behalf of each family
Participate in activities which support the inclusion of family members in the planning, decision-making and implementation of services to their children
Participate in outreach efforts with providers in their region to facilitate referrals through the system of care, promote family involvement and promote FAVOR initiatives
Attend scheduled supervisory meetings, monthly community collaborative meetings, staff meetings and other meetings required by FAVOR
Provide technical assistance to local systems of care collaboratives in the areas of family support, advocacy, sensitivity to the needs of the families and strategies to promote proactive involvement
Maintain and submit reports on time as required by the Director of Family Peer Support Services, ie: a bi-weekly summary of daily work activities, monthly case load summary, bi-weekly timecard approval, and family intake and discharge data information
Maintain organized family files for each family served
Ensure files contain intake and discharge, release of information forms, meeting summary notes, school records and doctor’s notes