Family Peer Support Specialist - ARCh

Description

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Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to families/primary caregivers of children and/or adolescents with mental health and/or developmental disabilities.
• Empower families to make informed decisions regarding the nature of supports for themselves and their child.
• Provide emotional support for families on their parenting journey to reduce isolation, feelings of stigma, blame, and hopelessness.
• Help families discover and connect to natural supports already present in their lives.
• Complete agency and program documentation.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license and use of a personal vehicle
• High School Diploma or GED
• Lived experience raising a child with a mental health diagnosis and a developmental disability.
• Peer Certification or commitment to start Peer Services Training and accumulate Peer Specialist Certification hours within one year of date of hire

Qualifications

• Part time, 20 hrs/wk
• Non-exempt AFSCME Union (dues will apply)
• Starting at $21.56/hr

Benefits

• Generous time off starting at 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees (and increasing with years of service); pro-rated for positions 16 hours or more
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee referral program with financial payment
• Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain College truED
• Retail retirement through 401(k)
• Award-winning workplace wellness program including physical fitness groups for staff, financial wellness incentives, and ongoing workplace wellness advocacy and education
• Voluntary benefits from local/international businesses: discounted gym memberships, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, auto/home insurance, and more!

Schedule

• Part time, 20 hrs/wk

Pay

• Starting at $21.56/hr