Peer Support Specialist

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** DUTIES**##
** SUMMARY
* * The Peer Support Specialist embraces CII’s North Star and utilizes a whole-family approach, ensuring that all program participants have access to comprehensive, high-quality services and support to reach their full potential. Provides direct services by utilizing their own life experiences to support, engage, and motivate caregivers, children, youth, and non-minor dependents connected to the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.  

This position shall reflect the cultural, ethnic, and demographic population served by the program.##
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES
*** To perform this job successfully, an individual
* * must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
** Mentors and supports caregivers, children, youth, and non-minor dependents who have former or current experience in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.
* Meets regularly with caregivers, children, youth, and non-minor dependents virtually, in person, and through text/email communications.
* Maintains appropriate case notes and other records and prepares periodic reports as required.
* Ensures participant records are audit ready.
* Meets and/or exceeds client service delivery goals.
* Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and ensures coordination of care.
* Provides insight into the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, sharing personal experiences, and assistance throughout services.
* Supports the oversight of the youth commission and works directly with youth in driving programming.
* Identifies, refers, and connects children, youth, and non-minor dependents to leadership development and social support opportunities.
* Provides additional hands-on coaching and support to youth in meeting their goals.
* Models and encourages direct, professional communication with her peers and outside providers.
* Actively engages in outreach and engagement efforts to increase youth participation in services and elicit ongoing feedback to improve services.
* Participates in regular clinical supervision.
* Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement process for the division.
* Participates in integrated case conferences and team meetings to monitor individual needs and services plans to ensure effective quality clinical service delivery in alignment with CII’s whole-family approach to services.##
** ADDITIONAL*
* ** DUTIES
* ** Other duties and special projects as assigned.##
** SUPERVISORY*
* ** RESPONSIBILITIES
* ** This job has no supervisory responsibilities.#
** QUALIFICATIONS**##
** EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
*** High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
* Requires an individual with personal experience connected to the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems.##
** OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
*** Valid driver's license and state-required auto insurance.
* Required to travel to sites (25% to 50% of the time)
* Bilingual Spanish / English preferred.
* Ability to handle confidential information.
* Maintains patient privacy, including protecting the confidentiality, safeguarding the integrity and availability, and limiting the use and disclosure of patient Protected Health Information (PHI) to authorized individuals and entities.
* Participates in, conducts, and sustains performance quality improvement activities according to designated role and responsibilities.
* Sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Punctual and dependable attendance.##
** CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
*** None required.##
** COMPUTER SKILLS
*** Must have working knowledge of computer programs in a Windows environment.##
** VISION REQUIREMENTS
*** No special vision requirements.##
** REQUIRED TRAINING
*** New Hire Orientation
* Mandated Reporter
* 40 hours of adoption-specific training
* Safely Surrendered Babies Children’s Institute (CII) believes that all children and families have boundless potential to achieve emotional well-being and educational success, which build pathways to economic mobility…