Overview

FEI Peer Support Specialist Help Others, Make a Difference, Save a Life. Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every day?Or help people navigate the tough spots in their life?And do it all while working where your hard work is appreciated? You have a lot of choices in where you work make the decision to work where you are valued! Join the McNabb Center Team as the FEI Peer Support Specialist today! The FEI Peer Support Specialist Duties: Responsibilities include serving a minimum of 15 families at time for a period of 90 days post-crisis intervention.Duties also include meeting with families, coordinating supports for monthly Family Team Meetings (FTM), and organizing monthly family engagement activities. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY Summary of role of team: "Family Empowerment Initiative" or "FEI" provides support to low-income families, children ages birth (0) to eighteen (18), and their caregivers.This includes, but is not limited to, intensive services, crisis services, self-sufficiency through trauma informed services, case coordination, peer support, parent/caregiver education, and family engagement strategies. Summary of position: The PSS provides direct caregiver-to-caregiver support.The PSS is a vital resource to assist families and others who are caring for young children/children/youth/transition age youth with emotional, behavioral, and/or co-occurring disorders. To achieve the resiliency and recovery goals of the child/youth and family, the FSS promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, and the skills, knowledge and confidence to be an effective advocate for his/her child/youth, and inspires a sense of hope that resiliency and recovery are achievable goals. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIORNMENTThis position spends the majority of their time working Knox Children & Youth (C&Y) Center, and seeing individuals in their homes and community.With program development, attendance to community and Center run meetings is required.In person attendance is preferred. JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; and employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises. Moreover, management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, or working schedules based on their duty to accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. 1. Direct Care Initial Visit: Participate in the initial face-to-face visit with the care coordinator and family. First Month of Services: Conduct a minimum of one (1) face-to-face, in- home visit and/or one (1) telephonic or video contact with the family each week during the first month of services. Second and Third Months of Services: Conduct a minimum of one (1) face-to-face, in-home visit or one (1) telephonic or video contact with the family each week during months two (2) and three (3). One face-to-face, in-person meeting will be the monthly FTM.The Care Coordinator and/or Peer Support Specialist will complete the initial intake package within ten (10) business days of enrollment. The initial intake package will include but not limited to eligibility assessment, the CSSRS (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale), DLA-20, ISP, and Family Story.A Family Team Meeting (FTM) is required within 2 weeks of enrollment and minimum of one (1) time monthly until the conclusion of services. 2. Quality CareEnsure warm hand-off access to mobile crisis services/children's crisis continuum to support collaboration with all crisis services.Peer Support Specialist offers parent education workshops biannually to educate on parenting topics.Teach and role model the value of every individual's experience caring for a child or youth with a mental, emotional, behavioral (MEB) or co-occurring disorder.Fo