Parent Mentor - Mother; Hood River​/Arlington

Title: Parent Mentor
- Mother

Position: Full-Time / In-Person

Location: Cities: (Hood River/Arlington). Counties:
Hood River County, Wasco County, Sherman County, Gilliam County, and Wheeler County

Typical

Hours:

Monday
- Friday 8am - 4.30pm

Salary: $21.64/hr.

- $23.85/hr.

Travel Required: Yes

Please note:

This position will require travel to serve parents in Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, and Wheeler Counties.

Candidates residing in Hood River and Wasco counties are encouraged to apply.

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 wedon'thurt ourselves orothers
• Social Learning -respecting and sharing ideas of ourteams
• Democracy -shared decision making whenever possible
• Open Communication -saying what we mean and not being mean when we sayit
• 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 females (Mothers) with shared and 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!

Position Summary:

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 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.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Empowering and coaching parents as they navigate their ODHS cases, supporting them during family meetings and court hearings, providing transportation to appointments within their counties or districts, offering personalized guidance—including mentorship from individuals with shared lived experiences—and collaborating with and supporting fellow team members are all essential aspects of this role
• 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…