Certified Parent Peer Support Specialist

Job Description: Certified Parent Peer Support Specialists will be expected to work with the Nova team to address the critical domains of functioning for youth/young adults, to include working, learning, living, belonging and healing through a strengths-based individualized team process that facilitates progress and strengthens resiliency

What you'll be doing:

• All six of the following PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives) meta-skills competencies listed below should be reliably and consistently demonstrated in each and every interaction with the parent.
• Provide support and reassurance, followed by information, to assist parent/primary caregiver in navigating child-serving systems and community resources as well as quality and supervision standards as determined by clinical leadership
• Establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with internal staff, community resources and stakeholders
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to all internal policies & procedures, training expectations and AHCCCS covered services guide
• Provide authentic and purposeful support to parents /primary caregivers
• Support parents/primary caregivers in achieving their identified goals
• Deliver intentional support activities that build on the strengths and resiliency traits of parent/primary caregiver
• Collaborate with agency staff internally and representatives from community-based organizations and child-serving systems in providing support to families receiving services.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities that are required of the employee as they may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What we're looking for:

• Must be a parent / primary caregiver with lived experience who has raised or is currently raising a child with emotional, behavioral, physical or mental health or substance abuse needs, has experience navigating at least two child-serving systems, and meets the requirement to function as a BHT, or BHPP
• Must have capacity to work flexible hours including some evening/weekend availability based on the needs of the parent
• Must be able drive to families homes, community events, and meetings at service provider offices or schools as needed
• May provide transportation to parents and family members as necessary to complete support goals as allowable in the Covered Services Guide
• Must have skills necessary to engage and work with others from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have basic typing/computer processing skills
• Must have good organizational and time management skills
• Must have High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Must be at least 21 years old
• Must be able to obtain fingerprint clearance card
• Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation, and proof of automobile insurance
• Read, understand, and abide by agency Policies and Procedures, Employee Handbook and Training Expectation

Benefits

What we offer:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision premiums
• State Retirement participation through RSA plus an optional 457b plan with a company match
• Nine (9) paid holidays throughout the year
• Ability to continually accrue up to 15 days of PTO a year (unused rolls over)
• Company-paid Group Life and AD&D insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Licensure reimbursement
• Tuition discounts through learning partnerships with Athens State University and Capella University

We are compassionate towards those impacted by behavioral health disorders.

We are dedicated to one another through collaboration and teamwork.

We are optimistic problem-solvers who do what it takes to get the job done.