Position Summary: Assist families in effectively navigating the mental healthcare system in order to create their own support system of effective resources based on staff member’s personal experience. Serve as a resource, mentor and advocate for the needs of parents/guardians and their families.

POSITION REQUIRES YOUTH PEER SUPPORT CERTIFICATION. FOLLOW LINK TO VIEW REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: https://mha.ohio.gov/community-partners/peer-supporters/certified-youth-peer-supporter-cyps

Position Description:

• Monitor, support, and assess the youth’s progress in obtaining needed resources through continued one-on-one meetings.
• Initiate and help maintain collaboration between the youth, school systems, and community-based providers; attend corresponding meetings and events as needed, including those with schools, staff and/or administration, and community-based providers to support the youth.
• Effectively communicate key information in a timely manner with management and peer staff.
• Maintain all service documentation requirements, evaluation outcome requirements and data as required.
• Attend and actively participate in program team meetings; remain knowledgeable in program needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of school system and community-area resources for youth and families
• Ability to manage time and multiple priorities effectively
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information appropriately and maintain professional boundaries
• Beginner level problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively with individuals of a diverse background
• Ability to be adaptive, flexible and responsive to the needs of the program while interacting in an ethical and culturally sensitive way
• Ability to utilize technology including electronic service documentation system

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
• Must have lived experience with a behavioral/mental health disorder/need.
• Must complete Youth Peer Support 40-hour training through NAMI within 90 days of hire.
• Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Youth Peer Support certificate within 1 year of hire date (per NAMI rules and regulations).
• Knowledge of behavioral health systems, school system and community-area resources for youth and families.

Essential Functions/Physical Demands:

• Positional: Driving in accordance with job duties assigned. Frequent to occasional walking and use of stairs. Frequent to constant sitting.
• Gross Mobility: Rare climbing, or crawling. Infrequent balancing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching. Occasional to frequent reaching and handling.
• Sensory: Rare feeling, tasting/smelling and use of color vision. Occasional use of midrange and far visual acuity, depth perception, and field of vision. Constant talking and hearing.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability.