Family Peer Support Specialist

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE:

Support caregivers who are caring for children involved with DCYF

JOB SUMMARY:

Family Peer Support Specialists are staff who understand the New Hampshire child protection system and have experience, personal or professional, with supporting kin caregivers who are working with the Division for Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). Family Peer Support Specialists have demonstrated their own ability to overcome adversity and achieve positive outcomes. The successful applicant will also have a strong connection and understanding of community resources to benefit families enrolled in services.

Family Peer Support Specialists are trained peer professionals that work with kin who are caring for DCYF involved children in their homes.

The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Job qualifications are stated in the Essential Functions of the job description. An employee must be able to accomplish the Essential Functions to be competent in the job. Other special requirements are noted below:

High School Diploma, GED or HiSET.

• Knowledge of family court process.
• Experience working with children and caregivers in a personal or professional setting
• Experience with Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health Services and Child Welfare system (lived or professional)

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
  
  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

This is a full-time 40-hour-a-week position, and hours of work and days are typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Travel is primarily local during the business day.

• Working with children and families preferred
• Experience with Substance Use Disorder preferred

• Build strong interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• Work cooperatively with others on a team;
• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Demonstrable knowledge of mission, vision and goals of Granite Pathways and The Fedcap Group and execution of relevant policies and procedures.
• Strong organizational, administration, and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Technical skills include using a computer and operating Microsoft, Adobe and Oracle programs.
• Statewide resources.
• Demonstrable ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Work independently with minimum supervision.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Maintain professional appearance and boundaries.

The Fedcap Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,…