Parent Peer Support Requirements
Have lived experience as a parent or caregiver of a youth with behavioral or mental health needs with experience navigating child-serving systems. Bachelor’s degree in human services, social work, or related field preferred and/or equivalent experience in navigating social services. High School Diploma or GED required. Data entry experience/electronic health record experience. Qualified Mental Health Specialist (QMHS) level of education required.Family Peer Support Provider (FPSP) certification required. If not currently certified, FPSP and ongoing training to maintain this status is required. Will assist with obtaining this upon hire if needed.Parent Peer Support Job DescriptionThis is a unique opportunity to join Maryhaven, Central Ohio’s largest and most comprehensive behavioral services provider specializing in addiction recovery. We are looking for skilled, talented, and compassionate people to join our team! Maryhaven was founded on the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in 1953, opening our doors to serve an overlooked segment of our population, women in need of substance abuse recovery services. We remain driven by our value of excellence in quality care for all and fostering a culture that embraces dignity of all.
Maryhaven is looking for an outgoing, energetic, compassionate individual to provide Parent Peer Support as part of our Mobile Crisis Response Program. Mobile Response Stabilization Service (MRSS) is a crisis response and stabilization program that pairs a clinical provider with a Parent Peer Support provider to best support the families dealing with behavioral health crisis. This program responds to the family at the time of the behavioral health crisis to assess, deescalate, and determine most appropriate ongoing plan for care. Follow up visits with this team and the family will occur for up to four weeks or until a warm hand off to the most appropriate level of ongoing care need is made. The Parent Peer Support will need to be certified in a parent peer model.