Parent Partner

Victor Careers•Fresno, CA

2d•$22 - $30

About The Position

Join Victor as a Parent/Youth Partner – Elevate Every Family’s Voice Are you a parent or caregiver who has navigated child welfare or behavioral health systems? Are you passionate about helping others do the same with confidence and dignity? At Victor Community Support Services, we’re looking for individuals with lived experience to serve as trusted advocates, mentors, and connectors for children and families receiving care. Whether you’re returning to the workforce or exploring a purpose-driven path, we provide full training, mentorship, and a collaborative environment to help you succeed. JOB SUMMARY The Parent Partner is responsible for establishing and implementing the support services for children and families. They serve as liaison for the family’s involvement and offer support in whatever way is most helpful to each individual family.

Requirements

Must possess a high school diploma/GED.
Must be a former consumer, caregiver or relative of a special needs child who has received services from a child-serving agency.
Must possess a reliable mode of transportation to travel to assigned client homes, schools, offices, etc. If personal vehicle is the mode of transportation, must meet Agency’s driving requirements.
Must be physically and mentally fit in accordance with the Agency’s Personnel Policy: Physical Fitness Standards and Examinations.
Must be willing to complete a Tuberculosis (TB) test, and drug screening test.
Must be willing to complete a personal background investigation conducted by the State of California.
Must obtain First Aid Certification.
Must obtain a CPR Certification (only when required by local county or program).
Must be flexible to work a varying schedule according to operational need.
Must be willing to work within a culturally integrated workplace and be willing to respect human differences based upon protected classes as defined by state, federal and local laws, or any other condition that distinguishes people from one another.

Responsibilities

Serves as the consumer representative to program activities, ensuring advocacy and support services to all participating families.
Able to engage and provide skill building to youth and families as assigned.
Provides introduction and engagement support for families entering services.
Coordinates with the management team in the development and implementation of program systems and standards that promotes consumer driven family-centered services.
Informs families of basic mental health and social service information and referral sources; assists with the development of additional community resources as necessary and appropriate.
Assists with the development of support groups for consumers and coordinates scheduling of groups and transportation assistance.
Participates in consumer advocate training: teaching basic concepts of rights, complaints and grievance procedures, support relationships, crisis management, vocational involvement and related areas.
Recruits for consumer involvement in committees and work groups.
Provides appropriate and professional advocacy and education to providers on behalf of consumer’s needs.
Provides linkage of families with appropriate services, advocating for them when necessary, and serving as role model and advocate for children/families involved in the wraparound process.
Assists with the ongoing development and implementation of program evaluation.
Documents services in accordance with program specific requirements.
Meets Agency service percentage standard reflecting expected time spent with clients, if applicable.
Completes other duties as assigned.