Family Peer Support Partners (FPSP)

For over 60 years, HopeLink Behavioral Health (formerly PRS) has been a beacon of support for individuals and families facing behavioral health challenges and life crises. We envision a world where hope is accessible to all. Through high-quality mental health services, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention, we foster an inclusive community where everyone can achieve well-being and a sense of belonging.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for serving families with children/ youth up to age 21 who experience one or more behavioral and / or mental health challenges. The youth may have had contact with the social services system or juvenile justice or court system; or who require emergency services or long-term community mental health and other supports. HopeLink also serve families who self-refer.

In this full-time role, you will:

• Serve as a peer partner and coach to families navigating behavioral health systems and other formal and informal community resources, ensuring families have the information they need.
• Work collaboratively with team coordinators/facilitators, including Intensive Care Coordinators (ICC) to provide High Fidelity Wraparound care or other team-based care for identified clients, if the family is engaged with these services.
• Assist the youth and family in strengths and needs discovery, and promote and reinforce strength-based strategies. Mentor and coach families to act on strengths and use setbacks to increase resiliency.
• Help families understand their child's needs and services. Help families understand and manage information received related to diagnosis, treatment, and services.
• Support parents/caregivers and encourage them to continue to have hope, effectively use family and community supports, and learn skills to parent children so they become empowered and effective adults.
• Participate in connecting family with a variety of support services for parents/caregivers such as support groups, family activities, and other resources.
• Participate in evaluation, monitoring and other evaluation processes, including but not limited to Wraparound Fidelity Monitoring, as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be the current or former biological or adoptive parent or person in the parent role who has been the primary caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health and/or substance use challenges.
• Must have experience navigating Virginia behavioral health systems with their child.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified Peer Support Specialist a plus.
• Bi-lingual - Spanish speaking (preferred).
• Must be a self-starter who possesses strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to build rapport with staff, clients, internal and external providers.
• Ability to learn quickly Electronic Health Record (EHR) software.
• Highly organized.
• High degree of empathy toward individuals with serious mental illness with the ability to connect with individuals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work occasional early evening and/or weekend hours which may be scheduled.

SCHEDULE/ LOCATION /SALARY

• Monday - Friday-8:00am-5:00pm business hour availability, 40 hours/week.
• Fairfax, VA: Arlington, VA -Hybrid
• $22/HR- Estimated starting salary depending on related experience.

What We Offer:

• Benefits: Including medical, dental, vision, FSA.
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Employee Life Insurance, AD&D, LTD, STD
• Birthday Time Off (Up to two (2) hours of leave the week prior to, week of, or week after birthday)
• 403 b with Employer Matching
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Tuition Reimbursement

If this sounds like a job for you, please complete an application now!

"Changing Lives. Saving Lives."

Equal Opportunity Employer. Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Salary : $20 - $22