Family Peer Support Consultant (Missoula, MT)

Description

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care to individuals in your community, we invite you to join our team at AWARE.

AWARE, in partnership with Missoula Partnership Health, is looking for the right person to join the team as a family peer support consultant.

The support we provide helps the adults, children, and families we serve become active and vital members of their community while focusing on personal growth. We are a compassionate and fully engaged team that is dedicated to providing the best possible care to our clients. Our strength lies in our culture of care, and we are looking for individuals who share our commitment to providing unconditional care to those in need.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment where all team members feel valued and respected. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are looking for a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply to join our team at AWARE.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a thorough client/family emergency and concrete needs assessment, utilizing specific protocol
• Collaborate with the client/family through face-to-face interactions to build trust, evaluate safety, encourage hope, and ensure ongoing engagement in services
• Support the development and implementation of an effective service plan using a strength-based trauma informed approach
• Maintain objective, timely documentation reflective of the service provided and the client/family’s efforts toward defined goals
• Provide effective trauma informed crisis management by triaging and stabilizing emergency situations
• Effectively use de-escalation techniques, respond to the needs of a client/family in a timely manner and provide follow-up care
• Provide or arrange for transportation of clients to medically necessary appointments as appropriate
• Provide effective client discharge planning, including helping the family plan and prepare for aftercare services
• Maintain accurate records in accordance with the timelines and program standards
• Maintain professional boundaries and ethics specific to the agency and particular professional certification
• nteract professionally, clearly, and timely with internal and external customers and community professionals
• Represent AWARE as a trauma informed agency while staffing cases, participating in meetings, providing consultation, and advocating on behalf of a client/family
• Participate in in-service training and educational opportunities outside the agency as required and as time and resources permit
• Maintain consistent attendance and punctuality to provide consistency in serving clients
• Safely and effectively monitor client activities
• Be available outside of normal business hours to provide client services
• Perform work and represent AWARE in accordance with our mission, vision, values, and Foundations for Success
• Perform responsibilities and provide effective client support with regular supervision and guidance/direction and refer clients to supervisor or more experienced staff as needed

Requirements

Talents, skills, and abilities:

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years related experience in the child welfare, social work, psychology, counseling, human services, behavioral health, OR other related field. Current Family Peer Support certificate or willingness to complete training and obtain certificate.
• Possess a valid Montana driver’s license and be insurable under the agency’s automobile policy
• Must be able to provide own transportation to and from clients’ homes and/or other relevant organizations/agencies
• Must be able to successfully pass fingerprint/criminal/background checks.
• Professional experience working with children, adults, and families is preferred; along with knowledge of child welfare, child development, mental health disorders and impacts on parenting, parenting education, trauma-informed assessment and intervention, and community resources
• Must be able to meet training and agency compliance requirements for the position.
• The candidate must have good written/verbal communication skills, be computer literate, a strong team member; and professionally driven.
• Ability to independent build schedule and effectively manage time.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and application of trauma informed care, human development, and family systems
• Ability to apply advanced knowledge of cultural situations involved with the child and family
• Ability to apply knowledge of family therapy and child management techniques from a systems perspective
• Knowledge of community, social, educational, and recreational resources
• Ability to work in a diverse,multi-cultural environment and be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Ability to participate as a team member, utilize supervision and able to accept peer support in the treatment planning process
• Effective written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills in the English language
• Might also require Spanish as program dictates
• Must be organized with the ability to take direction, prioritize tasks, and to work independently with minimal direction
• Must have ability to maintain confidentiality and exhibit sound judgment while providing emotional support
• Ability to interact effectively and build strong working relationships with various levels of staff, partners and with clients.
• Must be able to recognize and communicate with supervisor to address self-care needs to effectively maintain all job duties
• Ability to work in a variety of environments to include but not limited to indoors/outdoors with various obstacles, stairs, and unknown conditions
• Able to operate common office equipment and be proficient with electronic health records, calendaring, word processing and other needed computer and electronic device skills, with the ability to learn and to effectively utilize new technologies.

Benefits:

AWARE proudly offers an excellent benefits package, uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, professional growth, and achieving financial security. AWARE’s benefits include:

• Annual raises
• Tuition Advancement
• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life Insurance
• Wellness programs
• Generous paid time off
• DailyPay

Salary : $50,000