Certified Peer Specialist - Parent at Aspire Behavioral Health & DD Services

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition Title: Full-Time Certified Parent Peer SpecialistPosition Number:Work Unit: IC3County: Region 6Immediate Supervisor:Angie Williams and Regiena BrownQualification:Must be the parent or guardian of a youth or young adult with a mental health diagnosisAnd possess aHigh School Diploma or GED and 3 years' experience in a social services related field position Or Bachelor's Degree in a social services related field Or 1 year at the lower level position equivalentAssigned duties include:Under immediate to general supervision, the Certified Parent Peer Specialist (CPS-P) provides peer support services to a caseload of youth ages 5 through 20 and their families who are enrolled in IC3 services, collaborates with other designated staff, participates in team meetings, serves as a youth advocate, provides information and peer support for individuals in a variety of settings, meets minimal contacts per month with each individual, provides collaborative documentation, attends collaborative meetings with staff and other youth serving stakeholders for continuity of care, assists with crisis response.Equipment that includes safe and effective use:NoneBloodborne Pathogen Category:Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment(Category III).Mandatory Training Category (Check One)___ Administrative __X__Direct Care ____MedicalPerformance Improvement Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of individual outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, individual focused services.Age Related and Special Needs of Population Serviced Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct consumer services appropriate to youth and young adults and their parents' ages 5-20 enrolled in IC3 services.Program DescriptionIntensive Customized Care Coordination (IC3) is a provider based High Fidelity Wraparound intervention comprised of a team selected by the family/caregiver in which the family and team identify the goals and the appropriate strategies to reach the goals identified by the family. High fidelity wraparound (HFW) is an ecologically based process building on the collective actions of a team to mobilize resources and talents from a variety of sources to support families in their communities. In the wraparound process, a team of people are brought together around all the components of a family's life incorporating their history, culture, relationships, and other relevant information to address their challenges and formulate possible solutions.Staff should be able to: (Define Competency Areas)Customer Service Ability to provide helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service to youth and familiesCustomer Service - Understanding of the recovery process and how to use their own recovery story to support othersCustomer Service - Understanding of and the ability to establish healing relationshipsAccountability - Demonstrate knowledge of policies and proceduresAccountability - Understanding of their job and the skills to do that jobAccountability - Ability to complete all related professional development trainings initially and annuallyAccountability - Ability to keep all credentials and certificates up to dateAccountability - follow contract guidelines, including key performance indicators set forth by DBHDDTeam Work and Cooperation - Ability to collaborate and operate with a team-based approachResults Orientation - Knowledgeable of EMR and able to complete reports on excel and other agency databasesResults Orientation - Ability to complete and submit all required state reporting and outcome measures in a timely mannerResults Orientation - Maintain productivity standards set forth by agency supervisorJudgment and Decision Making - Knowledgeable of eligibility requirements YYA services and specialty servicesJudgment and Decision Making - Knowledge of crisis intervention protocols and proceduresJudgment and Decision Making - Understanding of the importance of and have the ability to take care of oneselfAssigned DutiesDESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Type in or attach current description of duties. Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner. Include % of time)Agency Specific Assigned Duties:Maintains a caseload of up to 25 youth who are engaged in IC3 services, with a focus on supporting their parents/caregiversEstablishes rapport and regular, consistent interactions with families members in assigned service areaProvides life, coping, health, and wellness skills teaching to youth with psychosis and/or dual diagnosis from a peer perspectiveCompletes all required documentation within 24 hrs. from date of serviceMeets minimal contacts per month with each individual enrolledMaintains a 50% billable productivityCollaborates with a multidisciplinary treatment teamActs as a liaison between agency and contracted agenciesAssists with linking individuals to outside supports:EmploymentSchool enrollmentSupport groupsSocial outletsPhysical health activitiesAssist with attending community stakeholders as well as inner-agency meetingsActs as a liaison between youth, MH providers, and other youth serving stakeholdersEstablishing/strengthening partnerships with businesses, schools, hospitalsEstablishing/strengthening partnerships with DFCS, DJJ, Necco, and other agenciesAttends all required agency and DBHDD trainings (particularly CT-R trainings)Assists with crisis response to youth and families on assigned caseload.Participates in weekly staff meeting with IC3 team to discuss potential barriers to treatment.Participates in weekly face to face meetings with assigned families.Participates in monthly Child Family Team Meetings (CFTM) for assigned families.Treats all with respect and dignity without preferential treatmentCommunicates accurate information in a professional and courteous manner that conveys a willingness to assistUses appropriate, established chain of commandFollows the office's established practices to adhere to special communication/correspondence, emails, etc. that are of a personnel (human resources) natureRole Specific Assigned Duties:1. Using the 10-step goal setting process the CPS will:Support individuals in articulating personal goals for recovery and wellnessSupport individuals in articulating the objectives necessary to reach his or her recovery and wellness goals2. The CPS will document the following on the Individual Recovery/Resiliency Plan (IR/RP) by:Assisting individuals in identifying strengthsAssisting individuals in identifying recovery and wellness goalsAssisting individuals in setting objectivesAssist individuals in identifying barriersAssisting individuals in determining recovery and wellness interventions based on consumers' life goalsRecognizing and reporting progress individuals make toward meeting objectivesUnderstanding and utilizing specific interventions i.e. CT-R to support individuals in meeting their recovery and wellness goals3. Utilizing their specific training, the CPS will:Lead as well as teach individuals how to facilitate Recovery DialoguesSupport individuals in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)Utilize and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groupsTeach individuals techniques for identifying and combating negative self-talkTeach individuals techniques for identifying and overcoming fearsSupport the vocational choices individuals make and support them in overcoming job-related anxietySupport individuals in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenureSupport staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lend their unique insight into mental illness and what makes recovery possibleAttend treatment team meetings to promote individual's use of self-directed recovery tools.4. The CPSs will maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the mental health field by reading books, journals and other relevant material.Continue to develop and share material with other CPSs at the continuing education assemblies and on the CPS electronic bulletin boardAttend continuing education sessions when offered by the CPS ProjectAttend relevant seminars, meetings, and in-service trainings whenever offered