Parent Mentor; Eugene

Title: Parent Mentor

Position: Full-Time/In-Person

Location: Lane County (Eugene City)

Typical

Hours:

Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm

Salary: $21.64/hr – $23.85/hr

Morrison Child and Family Services:
We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non‑profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma‑informed care:

• Nonviolence – being safe and doing the right thing
• Emotional Intelligence – managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
• Social Learning – respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
• Democracy – shared decision making whenever possible
• Open Communication – saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
• Social Responsibility – everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
• Growth and Change – creating hope for our clients and ourselves

Are you a parent in recovery? Do you have lived experience of addiction, recovery, and DHS child welfare involvement? Come support parents’ efforts to reunite with their children and find their path to recovery. Morrison Child & Family Services is seeking males (Fathers) and females (Mothers) with shared or lived experiences of addiction recovery with a closed DHS Child Welfare case.

The Parent Mentor Program offers a supportive & inspiring workplace for people in recovery, including an employee resource group for staff of color.

Our motto is: RECOVERY FIRST – FAMILY SECOND – WORK THIRD!

The Parent Mentor program matches Parent Mentors who have lived experience of involvement with ODHS child welfare and are currently living a recovery lifestyle with parents who are currently entering the Child Welfare system. Parent Mentors are role models demonstrating the possibility of change and a healthy life as a parent in recovery.

• Empower and coach parents through their ODHS case, support them at family meetings and court hearings, drive parents to appointments in Multnomah County, connect parents to culturally specific resources, and provide support for other mentors on the team.
• Develop a trusting relationship with child welfare‑involved parents by providing regular contact and support, building trust and rapport, including attending court and/or meetings with ODHS.
• Build relationships with ODHS Child Welfare, treatment services and dependency court systems and represent the Parent Mentor Program positively with all County partners.
• Communicate positively and professionally with ODHS staff and work collaboratively with caseworkers to support parents in achieving their goals.
• Consult with ODHS Child Welfare staff regarding effective culturally specific relevant practices to engage families of the assigned client population.
• Encourage and support parent participation in program Parent Support Group events and activities.
• Facilitate OSLC-KEEP sessions, as appropriate, following required training and certifications.
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in‑services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma‑informed behavioral healthcare organization.

• Personal experience and knowledge of addiction issues.
• Minimum 2 years in active recovery from using alcohol and other drugs.
• Personal experience of a ODHS Child Welfare case, closed for a minimum 1 year required.
• High School Diploma or GED or high school level writing and reading skills.

• Position requires personal transportation allowing for regular travel within Lane County for meetings and trainings in a timely manner. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and personal auto liability insurance.
• Must pass a criminal history check.

Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public…