Parent Support Specialist (Part-Time)
You are key to our vision: Together We Thrive. At Kenneth Young Center, our staff come together with volunteers, community partners, and the people we serve to create holistic systems of care through interwoven behavioral health programs, older adult services, and community health initiatives. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives, and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. This role helps realize our mission: We partner with communities to support people of all ages to navigate life's challenges through personalized prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
Job Scope: Works with families and community based systems to provide in-home services. These services are on a planned, regular basis and may also be or on an emergent, as needed basis. Assistance in coaching and training parents of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents will include but are not limited to addressing specific needs of the child using evidenced based parenting models, providing case management and intensive family based services.
We offer a competitive salary and flexible scheduling. Compensation is based on education and experience, and is in the 18.50-24.00 range.. Mentors set their own schedule around the client’s schedule, and must be available evenings and weekends. Mentoring offers excellent exposure to working in a growing community mental health center, and allows staff to gain valuable experience working with individuals with mental health challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provide in-home and community-based support and coaching to parents of children and adolescents with severe emotional or behavioral disorders. These services may be on a planned, regular basis or on an emergent, as needed basis. These services will include but are not limited to:
- Coaching and training of parents to address specific needs of the child using evidenced based parenting models.
- Support of the guardian as they parent their child or adolescent
- Gather and analyze information from parent(s) and team members to assist in developing a service plan to meet family’s needs.
- Assisting the parents in navigating educational, state and community resources
- Documenting service provision for the chart
- Consultation and collaboration with other clinical staff to address meeting service needs of client
- Participate in biweekly supervision with Manager or designee
- Participate in staff trainings and development seminars.
Performance Expectations
- Work cooperatively with other Child and Adolescent team members to assure clients timely access to quality services.
- Meet agency quality and compliance standard by accurately completing clinical documentation and service reporting in a timely manner.
- Participate in program evaluation and development of service options that best address client needs.
- Working cooperatively with other Center teams and programs to maintain smooth continuity of care when cases are shared across teams.
- Familiarity with and utilization of outside resources as needed to provide comprehensive services to clients.
Education & Experience
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related discipline or the equivalent education and experience to be classified as a RSA or MHP under Rule 132
- At least two years experience working with children, adolescents or their parents in a social services setting. Previous experience with parent education and/or home visits preferred.
- Must work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of parents served including evening and weekend hours
- Must travel to clients’ homes, have reliable transportation and a good driving record.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer