Family Peer Support Specialist

Essential Functions

• Complete training in: Mandated Reporting, Motivational Interviewing, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Trauma Informed Practice, Reflective Practice, Strategic Sharing, DCYF 101, Nurturing Parenting, Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) and DCYF Core Academy Trainings.
• Complete CRSW training and licensure requirements within one year of hire and maintain continued requirements for license renewals.
• Complete field training including shadowing and role playing.
• Practice cultural competency.
• Pivot and work in ambiguity, understanding community resources change and family’s needs will vary throughout the life of a DCYF case.
• Partner with DCYF staff in the safety and wellbeing of families.
• Attend DCYF meetings and other community partner meetings relative to peer support services.
• Needs assessing and care planning for kin families.
• Facilitate parenting and kin education sessions both individual and group.
• Perform administrative work including case documentation, written correspondence and other data entry duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma, GED or HiSET.
• Experience: Working with children and families preferred; Experience with Substance Use Disorder preferred.
• Physical Demands: Regularly talk or hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Special Schedule: Full-time 40-hour-a-week position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Travel Demands: Travel is primarily local during the business day.

Personal Qualities

• Build strong interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• Work cooperatively with others on a team;
• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills;
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrable knowledge of mission, vision and goals of Granite Pathways and The Fedcap Group and execution of relevant policies and procedures;
• Strong organizational, administration, and communication skills (both oral and written);
• Technical skills include using a computer and operating Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle programs;
• Statewide resources;
• Demonstrable ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner;
• Work independently with minimum supervision;
• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Maintain professional appearance and boundaries.

Benefits

The Fedcap Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M/F/D/V.

Schedule

This is a full-time 40-hour-a-week position, and hours of work and days are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

About Us

Granite Pathways began as a grass-roots initiative that introduced the “clubhouse” model in New Hampshire, an evidence-based, self-help community, aimed at eliminating isolation and providing hope, dignity, and recovery options for adults with mental illness. The Granite Pathways of today is a multi-faceted, statewide organization that provides an array of services for those struggling with mental illness or substance use disorders. Granite Pathways joined The Fedcap Group in 2016.