Parent Partner

Full-time - Entry Level

Portland, OR

About the position

The Parent Partner provides peer support and group intervention services to system-impacted individuals and families to support family reunification, stabilization and resiliency. The team member in this role must have the vision, organizational skills, commitment, and skill to deliver individual and group services to parents with excellence while being dynamically involved in all programming. The Parent Partner will support the mission, vision and values of the Pathfinder network and engage with clients in a holistic, strengths-based, and healing-centered way. They work closely with child welfare, parole/probation, community service providers, and families to help individuals succeed by remaining in the community, staying connected with their families, enhancing relationships with their children, and increasing positive parenting behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Provide wraparound and drop-in peer support to parents in the community or in facilities.
• Teach, coach, and model positive parenting skills and other cognitive and social skills. Reinforce positive behaviors and progress.
• Facilitate classes using standardized curriculum and delivery model. Substitute in classes and/or facilitate groups. Plan, review, and prepare materials for facilitation of classes.
• Support parent’s successful engagement with groups and other services. Collaborate with and maintain communication with group facilitators/coaches, peer supports and other staff working with parents to support their successful participation and completion of programming.
• Work with parole and probation officers and/or DHS workers to ensure that clients are following through with their conditions of supervision and/or DHS conditions and to support their successful engagement.
• Provide basic needs assistance and incentives, as well as information and referral for employment, housing, food, clothing, and transportation to parents and their families.
• Coordinate services with other providers, including child welfare, mental health, and other social services. Maintain communication with other providers, as necessary.
• Assist parents with developing and maintaining positive relationships with family members and other support persons.
• Transport clients, as necessary, in the community to appointments and/or services.
• Assist in planning for and hosting of quarterly peer support community events and family engagement events.
• Complete all required documentation and track participant attendance and participation. Complete thorough and timely case notes.
• Attend staff meetings to engender a team environment and to support professional development of all staff.
• Participate in all mandatory training, observations, and coaching, and work towards ongoing professional development goals. Complete all curriculum training.
• Act as a mandatory reporter of abuse, in compliance with Oregon law.
• Participate in Shared Leadership.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Two years of related experience.
• Certification or eligibility to be certified as a Certified Recovery Mentor, Peer Support Specialist or Traditional Health Worker.
• Released from prison/jail and completed all forms of community supervision no less than two years ago.
• Must be in recovery from substance use dependence and have a minimum of 2 years recovery.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a motor vehicle during work hours that is covered by adequate car insurance.
• Must pass a Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) check that meets the organization’s underwriting criteria.
• Basic level computer capabilities in use of databases, web-based environments, word processing, email, and spreadsheets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present and work with diverse audiences, specifically racial, ethnic, gender expression, socioeconomic, education, spiritual and other cultural backgrounds.
• Must pass a background check, employment verification, and drug screen (which does not include testing for marijuana).

Nice-to-haves

• Associate degree or higher.
• Experience as a parent.
• Non-profit experience and/or experience with the criminal justice system and/or child welfare system.
• Lived experience with the criminal justice system and/or child welfare system.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (12 accrued vacation days + 12 accrued sick days during your first year of employment, mental wellness hours).
• 17 paid days of significance each year.
• Extended holiday days of significance with a week off at the end of the year and 3 4-day weekends.
• Paid 30-minute lunch breaks.
• Employer-paid employee-only medical, vision and dental coverage starting first day of employment.
• Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Assistance Program, and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account.
• 401k retirement plan with 3% employer match, fully vested immediately.
• Employer-paid short-term disability and accidental death and dismemberment.
• Employee recognition program, staff appreciation awards and swag store.
• Bilingual pay differential for eligible positions.
• Development opportunities and trainings.