Child Family Peer Support Specialist (PSS) - CF043 - Full-time

p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="color:#000000;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Title:/span/bspan style="line-height:107%" Child amp; Family Peer Support Specialist/span/span/span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Location: /span/bspan style="line-height:107%"Child amp; Family - 620 NE 2nd St., Gresham, OR 97030/span/span/span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Schedule:/span/bspan style="line-height:107%" This is an in-person position, Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. Occasional evenings and weekends required./span/span/span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Wage Range: /span/bspan style="line-height:107%"$22.47 ndash; $26.41 hourly, Non-Exempt/span/span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"If you are a motivated and dedicated strongPeer Support Specialist/strongbnbsp;/blooking for an opportunity to contribute to an organization making a positive impact, we want to hear from you! /span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"strongAt NARA Northwest, yoursquo;ll find a supportive work environment where every team member is valued and respected. Whether yoursquo;re passionate about healthcare, behavioral health, education, or social services, therersquo;s a place for you to make a meaningful difference. /strongnbsp;/span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"strongCompany Mission:/strong/span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"The mission of NARA NW is to provide education, physical, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment that is culturally appropriate to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and anyone in need./span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"bAbout the Company:/b/span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"At NARA NW, we deliver services and support to Native American and Alaska Native communities, helping individuals lead healthier, more fulfilling lives./span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="background:white"With over 450 employees across a variety of programsmdash;including medical and dental care, addiction treatment, housing assistance, and enrichment initiatives NARA NW offers numerous opportunities for growth and advancement, all while making a tangible, positive impact on the lives of others./span/span/span/span/p p class="ignore-global-css"nbsp;/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"Position Overview:/span/b/span/span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:normal"The Child amp; Family Peer Support Specialist is responsible for acting as a role model through sharing lived experiences and helping connect program participants to resources around physical and mental health, financial/legal assistance and transportation./span/span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"nbsp;/p p style="margin-bottom:11px"span style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:107%"bspan style="line-height:107%"What you will do:/span/b/span/span/span/span/p ul style="margin-bottom:11px" lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Must openly identify as a person who has lived experience receiving mental health services./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Act as a role model to inspire hope and share life experiences as appropriate to the recovery process./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health client perspective to the entire team concerning each clientrsquo;s unique and subjective experience and perceptions. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Provide practical help and supports, mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem-solving, direct assistance and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living including medical and dental health care; legal and advocacy services; financial support such as entitlements (SSI, SSDI, veteransrsquo; benefits); housing subsidies; money-management services (e.g. payee services); and transportation./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which each clientrsquo;s point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected, and in which client self-determination and decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Collaborate with the team to ensure the protection of clientrsquo;s rights to help clients improve their knowledge of client rights and grievance or complaint procedures./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="color:#000000;"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="line-height:17pt"Increase awareness of and support client participation in consumer self-help programs, culturally specific services and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery./span/span/span/span/li /ul