Parent Partner

HAYNES FAMILY OF PROGRAMS INC•La Verne, CA

7d•$20 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

The Parent Partner contributes to the development of the Child and Family Plan of Care (POC) and provides strength-based interventions to the client and family in a timely and professional manner within their home/out-of-home placements, as well as their respective communities. Maintains and promotes the principles of the Wraparound model, including the identification of client and family strengths, providing services in a timely and appropriate manner, and coordinating services with team members, clients, families, service providers, and community resource personnel.

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred
Former caretaker (parent or Legal Guardian) children who have special needs and/or who previously received services from Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Probation or Department of Mental Health
Experience as a Parent Partner/Family Partner, Peer Advocate and/or Parent Advocate preferred
Experience working high-risk children, adolescents, adults and/or families within the Wraparound, Mental Health, Educational, Child Welfare and/or Juvenile Probation systems preferred
Experience working with high-risk children and families
Bi-lingual/Bi-literate in Spanish highly preferred
Valid California Drivers License and proof of Auto Insurance required
Must fulfill all requirements of employment, including clearance of all required background records (e.g. Department of Justice, Child Abuse, California Community Care Licensing, County Sanction List, etc.), professional reference checks, physical examination, and drug testing

Responsibilities

Adheres to the Los Angeles County vision, practice principals, and steps of the Child and Family Team (CFT) process consistent with the Wraparound model
Attends and participates in regularly scheduled Child and Family Team (CFT) Meetings within the home and/or community settings
Works collaboratively with the child, family, Wraparound Facilitator, Wraparound Child and Family Specialist, Wraparound Therapist, identified DCFS and/or Department of Probation personnel, school staff, and all other inter and intra-agency personnel to provide advocacy and support services, parent education and information, and identified Targeted Case Management (TCM) and Crisis Intervention services in accordance with the POC and/or Client Treatment Plan (CTP)
Adheres to Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC-DMH) and Haynes Family of Programs Mental Health Policy and Procedures for the billing and documentation practices related to all services provided under Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) funding, and maintains productivity expectations
Facilitates the linkage of clients and/or family to identified and needed community services, inclusive of (but not limited to) initiating contact with community resource personnel, providing the respective information to the client and/or family, accompanying the client and/or family to intake/screening appointments, consulting with resource personnel, and taking the steps necessary to ensure that reasonable efforts have been made towards accessing needed services/resources
Leads/Co-leads parent groups (support and/or educational) for current and discharged families
Able to establish and maintain appropriate rapport with children, adolescents, families, inter and intra-agency personnel, and regulatory bodies
Demonstrates an ability to problem-solve solutions amongst the team and with families, models appropriate interpersonal skills, constructively contributes to individual and group supervision discussions, is an active participant in program and agency in-service meetings, and is open to team and supervisory feedback
Performs any other relevant duties as assigned by the Wraparound Coordinator, Wraparound Program Manager and/or Director of Mental Health
Performs other reasonable related duties as assigned