START Family Mentor

Do you have a passion for making a real difference in the lives of people living with mental health challenges and disabilities? At Easterseals PORT Health, we are seeking a compassionate and dedicated full-time START Family Mentor to join our Child First START Team in Craven County area. As a valued member of our collaborative and supportive team, you will work together to transform the lives of individuals by providing a comprehensive range of services that treat the whole person and empower patients to find their way forward.

What You’ll Do

As a Family Mentor (FM), you will provide peer support to help families navigate child welfare, court, treatment, and related systems while offering hope and motivation to support healing and family unity. Working as part of a START dyad with a specially trained child welfare worker, you’ll help deliver intensive wrap-around services to families affected by substance use disorders (SUD). The FM also educates child welfare staff and community partners on SUD and recovery. Case decisions are made collaboratively with the START worker, family, and supervisor, following established guidelines and practices.

How You’ll Benefit

Being part of our team means we value and encourage your personal growth and development. You’ll earn a competitive salary $45,000-$47,000 based on your education and experience.

This full-time position offers a flexible nontraditional schedule. We offer competitive benefits to benefits eligible positions.

Our benefits include:

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, as needed
• Supervision for licensure!
• We are a Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifier

What We’re Looking For

To join our team as a Family Mentor (FM), you must bring lived experience, empathy, and a commitment to supporting families affected by substance use disorders and involved in the child welfare system. You should be able to problem-solve, work collaboratively with START team members, and approach families with compassion and respect. We also require:

• Certified Peer Support Specialist Certification, or willingness to obtain within one year
  
  • A minimum of two years in long-term recovery with knowledge of SUD recovery and self-help programs
  • Lived experience (direct or indirect) with the child welfare system
  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
  • Commitment to abstinence from substance use (MOUD applicants welcome)

If you are a kind, compassionate professional looking to make a significant impact, we invite you to apply for this position and join our mission of enhancing lives and our community. Apply now via our website: www.eastersealsucp.com

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization. That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive Culture, Different Voices, Embracing Potential, Authentic Self & Learning & Growing (IDEAL) organization.

Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!