Peer Supporter – Coordinated Navigation Program

BENEFITS AND SALARY:

At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.

Our offerings include:

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth, adoption, and foster care
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MNO and MSW programs
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

High School Diploma or GED required. Must be a Certified Ohio Youth Supporter prior to client engagement.

• Commitment to trauma-informed and survivor-centered care.
• Core Expertise:
  Possesses skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
• Independent Judgment:
  Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrates awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
• Interpersonal Communication:
  Communicates clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
• Professional & Ethical Conduct:
  Adheres to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability;
  Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
• Collaboration and Teamwork:
  Functions effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making:
  Recognizes problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions
• Experience:
  
  Lived Experience relevant to youth services and recovery required

Bellefaire JCB is among the nation’s largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of behavioral health, substance abuse, education and prevention services. Through more than 25 programs, we help more than 30,000 youth and their families each year achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency.

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The Peer Supporter, within the Coordinated Navigation Program, under the administrative/clinical supervision of the Director of Operations, RHY, provides advocacy for and peer support to individuals ages between 13 and 25 years old who have been exposed to human trafficking, their guardian, and/or significant others as needed. This position ensures that services and materials are trauma-informed, youth- and survivor-centered, and culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Peer Supporter collaborates with the Empowerment Navigator and program team to promote recovery and empowerment for survivors. This role requires flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, and significant community-based work.