Family Peer Support Specialist

Bear River Behavioral Health Services•Logan, UT

4d•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) has personal experience helping a family member who has faced emotional, behavioral, mental health, or substance use challenges. The specialist navigates systems and receives training to empower other families with similar experiences. The position coordinates, assesses, and links Center clients and families to needed services, monitors those resources, and provides group skills development and family peer support through training, outreach, coaching, mentoring, role modeling, and, as appropriate, use of personal experience. The FPSS helps clients develop and achieve individual goals, build hope and community connections, develop natural supports, learn problem-solving skills, contribute to the treatment team, and create recovery plans based on their strengths. The role also involves maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation and schedule information; attending supervision, team meetings, organizational meetings, and training; assisting with group curriculum and materials; serving on assigned committees; coordinating with DHS divisions serving children and youth; representing the client voice when appropriate; and obtaining Wraparound Facilitation certification. The position is part-time, 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday, in person in Logan, Utah. The hourly salary is $18.41–$20.71, based on education and experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Willingness to acquire Case Management and FPSS certification in the State of Utah.
Be a parent or other family member of a person diagnosed with SPMI or SED who has received mental health or substance use treatment and support services.
Valid Utah address.
Current valid Utah driver’s license and good driving record.
Ability to pass a Criminal Background Investigation.
Ability to work well in a team setting.
Knowledge of confidentiality and ability to maintain strict compliance with confidentiality of client and Center sensitive information.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of community resources available to the mentally disabled.
Teaming skills for effective interoffice relations and collaboration with others in client treatment.
Computer literacy and ability to use automated medical records, email, and scheduling systems.
Timeliness with schedules, whereabouts, arrival to work, meetings, and client appointments.
Positive attitude toward job expectations, supervision, Center policies, and procedures.
Ability to behave ethically and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients and staff.
Strong organizational skills.
Flexibility to meet client and/or Center needs.
Ability to conduct expected tasks safely and follow Center safety policies.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or a related field.
Experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, assess, and link Center clients and families to needed services, and monitor the situation of those resources.
Provide group skills development to Center clients as assigned.
Assist in developing and serve as liaison with local family support and information groups.
Provide Family Peer Support Services through training, outreach, coaching, mentoring, role modeling, and appropriate use of personal experience.
Assist clients with individual goals by providing hope, encouragement, support, and community connection.
Help clients develop natural supports and community living by connecting them with needed resources.
Teach and train problem-solving skills.
Work as a member of the treatment team, follow assignments from the treatment coordinator, and contribute information gained through client interactions.
Assist in developing recovery plans that build on clients’ strengths.
Complete current quality service documentation, including progress notes, by 30 minutes past closing of the next business day in the automated clinical records system.
Obtain immediate supervisor approval for leave.
Attend scheduled supervision appointments, team meetings, and organization meetings.
Serve on assigned committees and coordinate with DHS divisions serving children and youth; represent the client voice as appropriate.
Participate with Center staff in developing curriculum for group skills activities and prepare group materials.
Maintain an automated schedule reflecting FTE availability within Center hours, remaining consistently available and visible to Center staff and clients.
Attend appropriate internal and external training and obtain Wraparound Facilitation certification.
Document exact, to-the-minute billing and timesheet entries.
Conduct tasks safely, uphold Center safety policies, and report perceived safety issues.