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| Job ID: 14048738 |
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| Job Title: | Parent Partner |
| Work Type: | Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular |
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| Salary Offered: | $17.88 - $17.88 Hourly |
| Benefits: | Unspecified. |
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| Physical Required: | Unspecified |
| Drug Testing Required: | Unspecified |
| Education Required: | High School Diploma/GED |
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| Experience Required: | Unspecified |
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| Required Skills: | Please see the job description for information about required job skills. |
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| Job Description: |
Description
Nexus-Mille Lacs is excited to bring on a Parent Partner to the team!
Nexus-Mille Lacs Family Healing, a Nexus Family Member, offers trauma-informed, family-centered, nationally recognized treatment for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health issues and harmful sexual behaviors. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth; as well as our employees. Nexus treatment programs have been creating brighter futures for nearly four decades. Through our cornerstone values we encourage lasting transformation and lifelong learning in the care of our youth, and we strive to exemplify the highest ethical and moral standards in our treatment. At Nexus, we believe all youth must be treated with dignity and respect. The parent partner provides follow-up support to parents of youth as a part of the team's follow-up stabilization services.
Responsibilities and duties:
Manages and coordinates positive parent and family involvement in the treatment process using trauma-informed, strength-based, and client-driven engagement techniques
Creates community relationships to enhance resource and referral opportunities for the youth and their family and/or caretakers
Connects with families immediately upon referral to engage and build involvement
Participates in the initial family information-gathering and assessment process to help identify needs, orient the family and youth program, and assist in the development of treatment goals by recommending actions, accommodations, and services for youth and their family members
Works with families, caregivers, and treatment team members and all informal and formal supports to assist and support individualized family plans and treatment goals to ensure successful family involvement, advocacy, representation, and resources (to include housing, financial and food resources) are provided during and post treatment
Attend and participate in scheduled meetings based on service plan
Provides and assists with ongoing advocacy for families during the treatment process and with outside providers involved in the family's life. Role models and coaches' skills so that family can learn to advocate for themselves
Delivers consultation and training to treatment team members to enhance the delivery of family-driven care and positive family engagement techniques, as needed
Provides parent skill building education, consultation, role modeling through individual and group counseling with families; leads/co-leads parent support groups
Acts as a resource for parents to encourage and promote positive interactions and family time with youth families during family time responds to family crisis in a prompt, effective and collaborative manner.
Assists parents in establishing a strong support network
Submits timely documentation in the electronic health record regarding work with families
Facilitates the linking of youth and families with appropriate community services, and follow-ups. Consults and collaborates with community services to ensure families receive appropriate services, and work with families to help them make and keep appointments
Meets with the family and youth in person in the family home or community setting
Coordinates the distribution and completion of family and youth satisfaction surveys
Conducts discharge follow-up calls to inquire about sustained success following care
Facilitates support groups
Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 21 years of age
Must have prior experience as the primary parent or caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges
Must have experience with Children's Mental Health systems such as: DHS, DOC, social services, probation, or the Department of Mental Health
Valid MN driver's license required
Completion of a successful background check
Currently have or be willing to successfully complete the Department of Human Services-Approved Certified Family Peer Specialist Training and certificate exam
Regular use of personal vehicle for travel
Schedule and Pay:
Typical hours are Monday-Friday day hours. Hours and availability may change due to family/youth need to include some evening and weekend hours doing groups, performing visits, or attending to an emergency with the family. Attendance to community outreach events, occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand
Starting at $17.88 an hour!
Travel:
Regular use of personal vehicle for local travel will be required as needed for the transportation of clients and families.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to lift 10bs. unassisted
Regularly required to talk and hear
Extended periods of standing, sitting and/or driving for 2-4hrs
At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity - we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
Our Workplace Values:
At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action.
Keywords : "trauma-informed", "mentor", "mental health", "parent partner", "parent peer", "youth advocate", "DHS", "child advocate", "behavioral health"
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our clients, their families, and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, familial status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran, or disability status.
Refer to ID 78041532_1 when applying |
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