Job description

** NEW starting rate - $21.50 per hour! NO weekends!

For a youth and family partner who comes at difficult problems in new ways, Nexus FACTS has a unique opportunity to be part of a new, one-of-a-kind treatment team. Nexus FACTS seeks a Parent Partner for its innovative Youth Care Transition (YCT) program. This program supports teens at psychiatric residential treatment facilities and hospitals with higher levels of mental and/or behavioral health needs who are ready to move back to their family homes or other appropriate community environments. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Parent Partner will provide active, hands-on family-guided peer support to parents of youth receiving services while collaborating with families and team members. The Parent Partner’s role is to increase family involvement within the services and program, connecting families to formal and informal resources, and advocating for families.

Responsibilities and duties :

• Manages and coordinates positive family involvement in the treatment process using trauma-informed, strength-based, and client-driven engagement techniques.
• Creates community relationships to enhance resource and referral opportunities for the youth and their family and/or caretakers.
• Connects with families immediately upon referral to engage and build involvement.
• Participates in the initial family information-gathering and assessment process to help identify needs, orient the family and youth program, and assist in the development of treatment goals by recommending actions, accommodations, and services for youth and their family members
• Works with families, caregivers, and treatment team members and all informal and formal supports to assist and support individualized family plans and treatment goals to ensure successful family involvement, advocacy, representation, and resources (to include housing, financial and food resources) are provided during and post treatment.
• Attend and participate in scheduled meetings based on service plan.
• Provides and assists with ongoing advocacy for families during the treatment process and with outside providers involved in the family’s life. Role models and coaches’ skills so that family can learn to advocate for themselves.
• Delivers consultation and training to treatment team members to enhance the delivery of family-driven care and positive family engagement techniques, as needed.
• Provides parent skill building education, consultation, role modeling through individual and group counseling with families; leads/co-leads parent support groups.
• Provides monitoring of court-ordered visits between youth and family member(s) as needed; provide visit feedback to the clinician, treatment team members, and county personnel.
• Acts as a resource for families during family time responds to family crisis in a prompt, effective and collaborative manner. Follows-up and problem solves with families to address concerns during family time.
• Coordinates and conducts family-finding activities to help youth establish a strong support network and support permanency as needed.
• Submits timely documentation in the electronic health record regarding work with families.
• Facilitates the linking of youth and families with appropriate community services, and follow-ups. Consults and collaborates with community services to ensure families receive appropriate services, and work with families to help them make and keep appointments.
• Meets with the family and youth (electronically or in-person) at a minimum of one time per-month, 6- months post discharge from residential care. Ideally frequency will be increased for the first three months post discharge to include meeting with the family or youth one time every one-two weeks for the first three months of the six months of required aftercare services.
• Coordinates the distribution and completion of family and youth satisfaction surveys.
• Conducts discharge follow-up calls to inquire about sustained success following care.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must have prior experience as the primary parent or caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
• Must have experience with Children’s Mental Health systems such as: DHS, DOC, social services, probation, or the Department of Mental Health.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Completion of a successful background check.
• Currently have or be willing to successfully complete the Department of Human Services-Approved Certified Family Peer Specialist Training and certificate exam.
• Regular use of personal vehicle for travel.

Physical Demands :

• Must be able to lift 10bs. unassisted
• Regularly required to talk and hear
• Extended periods of standing, sitting and/or driving for 2-4hrs

Benefits:

We provide competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including: generous paid time off package, multiple options for health insurance coverage, holiday pay, as well as no-cost life insurance and short/long-term disability insurance.

At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, familial status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran, or disability status.

Our Workplace Values:

At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action.

Keywords: trauma-informed care, residential treatment, direct care professional, clinical trainee

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Location: Mendota Heights, Minnesota, 55120

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Saint Paul, MN 55120: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have prior experience as the primary parent or caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint Paul, MN 55120

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