Family Peer Partner

MCCFL is the designated behavioral health agency for Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco counties. We provide services through a variety of programs funded by the State, local government, grants, and third party resources. Whatever stage you are in your career, MCCFL is a great place to grow as a professional! With highly competitive pay and benefits, a great work environment, an incredible natural setting, handy proximity to the Portland Metro Area, and a laid‑back small‑town vibe, MCCFL might be just the right match for you!

Why work for us? Behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability and substance abuse disorder programs are vitally important to rural areas. Working at MCCFL you’ll see firsthand the positive impact your work has in your community. You’ll join a team of smart, savvy professionals who provide some of the best clinical services around. We offer great public-employee benefits, including Oregon PERS. Our wage structure is very competitive with the Portland Metro Area, as well as other areas across the state!

Position Details

• Working Title: Family Peer Partner
• Program: Wraparound
• Reports To: Program Supervisor
• Employment Type: Full Time, Benefitted, 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours/week)
• Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 5 PM
• Location: Onsite, The Dalles, Oregon (Subject to work in Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties)
• Pay Range (Dependent on experience): $21.11 – $25.65 per hour
• FLSA Status: Not‑Exempt

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The Wraparound Family Peer Partner serves as a vital support to families navigating the behavioral health and child-serving systems. Drawing from their own lived experience as a parent or caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs, the Family Peer Partner provides empathetic guidance, advocacy, and mentorship. This role works collaboratively within the Wraparound team to ensure that family voice and choice are central to planning and decision-making.

The Family Peer Partner empowers caregivers to engage meaningfully in services, build on their strengths, and advocate effectively for their child's needs.

The Peer Support Specialist provides peer support to clients who may be experiencing mental and behavioral health issues in the community. This position facilitates contact with providers, assists with transportation issues and other challenges that may be barriers to accessing treatment and/or support in the community. The Peer Support Specialist provides training in independent living skills, documents client progress and issues, and conducts program outreach as necessary.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Be certified and registered as a Peer Delivered Service Provider through the Oregon Health Authority and Traditional Health Worker Registry, or obtain certification and register within 90 days of hire. Maintain current and valid certification at all times.
• Have previous or current lived experience as a mental health treatment consumer, and/or support a family member with experience as a mental health treatment consumer, as defined by OAR .
• Meet the criteria of a Peer Support Specialist:
  Family Support, as defined by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and adopted under ORS. 414.665.
• Must successfully complete Oregon Wraparound Foundations Training within 6 months of hire.
• Must receive and retain Oregon CANS 0.5 2.0 and Oregon CANS 6-20 2.0 certificates within 30 days of hire.
• Prior knowledge of (or experience with) laws and policies related to special education, mental health and other disabilities, child welfare, and juvenile justice preferred.
• Must possess a valid Oregon or Washington Driver's License, maintain an acceptable driving record and be insurable for client service purposes and for travel between business office for meetings and/or trainings.
• Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536 to 181.537, and in accordance with OAR  to .

• Meet regularly with consumers; train consumers in independent living skills and model same behaviors; provide feedback in the form of log sheets or other documentation as necessary.
• Document encounters with consumers using…