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Parent Peer Specialist (Wraparound)
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Full-time
- Parent Peer Support Specialist
- Utilize the unique lived experiences of parenting a child with significant mental health, substance use, co-occurring, and life needs to provide hope to parents/caregivers currently enrolled in Wraparound programming.
- The role of the Parent Peer Specialist is to enhance parenting knowledge and skills to minimize crisis and maximize the long-term benefit of involvement in the Wraparound process through a focus on parent and youth strengths as part of the solution and family participation as partners in all aspects in their care.
- Utilize unique lived experience to build professional relationships with youth and families enrolled in Wraparound to assist in navigating the mental health/behavioral health, youth justice, and/or child welfare systems to walk with the parent/caregiver and youth to ensure their needs are being met and their voice is heard, understood, and respected by the Child and Family Team.
- High school or GED/HSED required; graduate of state Parent Peer Specialist training; possess current Certified Parent Peer Specialist certification or become certified within one year of employment; meet all WCS and contractor requirements for criminal and caregiver background check, driving record, and references; good written and verbal communication skills.
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