Position Title
Wraparound Parent Peer Specialist
Opening & Closing Dates
Job Location
Base Wage
$15.42 - $17.41 w/ HS/GED (base on years of experience)
$116.38 - $18.37 w/ Bachelor's degree (base on years of experinece)
FLSA Status
Primary Function
POST POSITION
LA CAUSA, INC. POSITION OPENING NOTICE
(NO SOLICITATIONS PLEASE)
OPENING DATE: January 11, 2021
CLOSING DATE: Until Filled
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Provides various forms of recovery-focused support and assistance, including using personal recovery experiences as a tool, for parents with children experiencing mental health, substance use, or co-occurring needs.
Primary Duties
Legend: E = Essential / NE = Non Essential / N/A = Not Applicable
- Provide one-on-one peer support to parents/caregivers in the home and in the community toward supporting their efforts as they engage in services provided through Wraparound Milwaukee toward meeting their established goals for their child and family. E
- Work to engage with parents who have disconnected from or have barriers that prevent them from connecting with the Child and Family Team and establish a means of reengaging them with services by understanding and supporting their viewpoints and perspectives. E
- Help parents/caregivers in supporting their individual needs through identifying strategies toward maintaining self-care, providing parental mentorship and crisis management skills, navigating through systems of care, and education aimed at preparing and supporting parents/caregivers in understanding and supporting children with complex mental health, substance use, co-occurring, and behavioral needs. E
- Serve as an advocate for parent/caregivers when interacting within the Child and Family Teams, with system partners, legal entities, and other community stakeholders to ensure the voice of the parent/caregiver is heard and remains in focus. E
- Collaborate with the identified care coordinator to ensure the needs of the parent as identified in the Plan of Care are achieved. E
- Provide support and assistance to the Wraparound and REACH teams such as but not limited to understanding the needs of parents/caregivers who are caring for a child with complex mental health, substance use, co-occurring, and behavioral needs. E
- Serve as a consultant to the Child and Family Teams to support youth and families in achieving their established goals. E
- Ensure compliance with legal, organizational, and contractual laws and policies. to include, but not limited to audits, program evaluations and recommendations, licensing requirements. E
- Ensure all legal, organizational, and contractual requirements are being followed. E
- Establish and maintain good communication, collaboration, and cooperation with all stakeholders. NE
- Follow all duties and responsibilities of a mandated reporter. E
- Attend all meetings and professional development activities, as needed. NE
- Perform other duties as assigned. NE
Required Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- High school diploma or GED/HSED required. Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited school in Social Work or related field (as approved by Wraparound Milwaukee) preferred.
- Wisconsin Certification as a Peer Specialist and/or Parent Peer Specialist.
- Lived experience of parenting a child with mental health, substance use, co-occurring, juvenile justice, and/or other life domain needs. (Highly preferred)
- Ability to work with and support children, young adults, and families.
- Bilingual (Spanish and English), spoken and written. (Highly preferred)
- Neat orderly person with great organizational skills.
- Must be a “People Person” with a great disposition and outlook on life, who enjoys working with others, is upbeat and pleasant to work with and is a good listener.
- Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office suite.
- Must be willing and able to work flexible hours as needed.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills, written and verbal
- Must pass all background checks.
- Valid driver’s license and WI vehicle insurance.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is generally performed in field and office environments, includes travel to client homes for appointments and /or court hearings. Local travel required; some occasional state-wide travel may be needed.
Reports To
To Apply
Apply online at www.lacausa.org under “Careers” then “New Applicant Application.”
Please know that your Public Libraries offer free use of a computer and access to internet.
- The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
- Any current La Causa, Inc. employee wishing to apply for this position is required to notify their immediate supervisor of their intentions and must complete the Job Bid Form online, which will be submitted to the Department of Human Resources for processing. Failure to notify your immediate supervisor prior to submitting an application will lead to applicant disqualification.
LA CAUSA, INC. IS AN AA/EEOC/LEP EMPLOYER AND PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY EOE OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETS/DISABILITY