Youth Partner

Adapt Integrated Health Care • Brookings, OR

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About The Position

Adapt Integrated Health Care is looking for a Youth Partner to join their Behavioral Health team in Brookings! This position works Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Youth Partner provides peer support to youth enrolled in services at Adapt Integrated Health Care including, but not limited to involvement with specialized programs such as Wraparound, Intensive In-home Behavioral Health Treatment and the Therapeutic Learning Classroom. The Youth Partner works to assist youth to successfully engage and participate in treatment services and supports. Services provided by a Youth Partner includes a wide range of supports, services, and advocacy that contribute to the growth of self-reliance. In general, a youth partner is a peer support specialist with the ability to use personal life (lived) experience as well as professional knowledge/skills to teach, empower, advocate for, role model to and support the young people within a variety of settings including, but not limited to, self-help groups, drop-in centers, outreach services, individual and family team meetings and therapy. These services may be provided at home, in the community, treatment facilities, offices, and other related locations at the youth's discretion. The youth partner will also support the Douglas County System of Care with increasing youth voice and reducing the barriers to youth in receiving mental health treatments and care.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Peer Support Specialist Certification and Traditional Health Worker Certification required.
• Must have lived experience as a youth who has experienced mental, emotional and/or behavioral health problems and/or has had multiple child systems services involvement.
• Must be 21+ and possess a valid driver's license

Responsibilities

• Utilize personal and professional life experience to provide peer support to youth served by Adapt Integrated Health Care
• Provide information, training and support to youth to empower them to fully engage in services and supports.
• Participate in team meetings, such as Wraparound, IIBHT, Healthy Transitions, to assure youth access, voice, and choice.
• Learn the youth's story, strengths, needs and cultural prospective and serve as bridge to ensure that the youth and providers understand each other's perspective.
• Provide support and model self-advocacy in a variety of settings; settings included but not limited to: Child and Family Team Meetings, Schools, Courtroom, Child Welfare reunification planning, Treatment Reviews (inpatient and outpatient), Other medical/therapeutic appointments
• Empower young people to articulate their concerns and needs effectively;
• Maintain local resource information and educate young people in resource research to enhance their independence;
• Support the development and connection of young people to natural supports within their community;
• Model effective coping techniques.
• Provide a consistent source of encouragement and hope while also providing non-judgmental, unconditional support to youth.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance options for employees and their families, with a cash waiver option
• Dental, Vision, and Pet insurance options
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer contribution
• In-house training, on-site professional development, and tuition assistance for new certifications
• Signing Bonus and Relocation Assistance, when applicable
• Clinical supervision towards licensure is available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees