Family Peer Support Specialist - School Based

Job Description

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a full‑time Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) to join the Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health team. The Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) works closely with families who have children and adolescents with complex mental health needs. They offer hope, guidance, advocacy, and camaraderie for parents and caregivers of children and youth receiving services from mental health, substance use, and related services systems.

They bring expertise based on their own experience parenting a child or youth with social, emotional, behavioral, or substance use challenges, as well as specialized training, to support other parents and caregivers. Peer support is provided through face‑to‑face support groups, phone calls, or individual meetings. They link families to local resources and supports, provide family advocacy, and facilitate wraparound services.

The Children, Youth, and Families FPSS is responsible for the following job duties:

• Meet agency productivity standard.
• Maintain documentation as required by agency standards.
• Participate in regular staff meetings and regularly scheduled supervision.
• Maintain professional and ethical standards.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.

In addition to the essential job functions outlined above, the following responsibilities are assigned to your specific position:

• Link parents/caregivers and families with systems of care that provide them with resources, services, and opportunities to improve their quality of life.
• Utilize lived experience in a purposeful and appropriate manner to promote hope, resilience, engagement, and family empowerment while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Advocate for individuals and families who need assistance while encountering barriers in connecting with systems of care.
• Assist families in gathering natural supports and resources for becoming independent of agencies.
• Facilitate recovery groups as appropriate.
• Develop working relationships with partner agencies to effectively facilitate referrals and coordination of services.
• Provide individual and family psychoeducation via workshops, presentations, etc.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed and assigned.

The hourly rate for this position is outlined below:

• $19.00 per hour

This is a full‑time position and is normally assigned to weekdays. This schedule may require three evenings per week. DBH reserves the right to require overtime, weekend work, and/or assignment to evening or night shifts, depending upon operational need, some in and out of state travel may be required.

The proposed schedule for this position is:

• Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Work schedules at DBH are established to meet the needs of our clients and the agency. Program Supervisors, with the approval of Program Directors, determine the specific schedules for their assigned departments and have the authority to ask employees to work a different shift and/or in a different location on a short‑term or permanent basis to meet the departments’ needs.

Experience working with youth/young adults and families is strongly preferred.

The FPSS certification requires that an individual be a parent or other family member of a child or youth who has struggled with a serious emotional disturbance and has received mental health and/or substance use treatment and support services. Candidates who do not have lived experiences as a primary caregiver actively involved in raising a child who experiences emotional, behavioral, mental health and/or substance use challenges will not be considered.

Experience navigating child‑serving systems in the community.

High school diploma or GED is required.

Current licensure in the state of Utah as an SSW preferred.

The successful candidate must be certified as a Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) by the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health.  for details on obtaining FPSS certification. The successful candidate must meet all qualifications to complete FPSS certification.

Certification as a FPSS must be…