Parent and Caregiver Peer Support Specialist

West Central Human Service Center - Bismarck, ND - Parent and Caregiver Peer Support Specialist West Central Human Service Center is seeking to add Parent and Caregiver Peer Support to join the Youth and Family Team.As a Parent and Caregiver Peer Support, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team where your focus will be on providing authentic and purposeful support to parents/primary caregivers of a child/children who is/are experiencing mental, emotional, or behavioral health challenges and is being served at the Human Service Center. As a Parent and Caregiver Peer Support you will deliver intentional support activities that build on the strengths and resiliency traits of the parents/primary caregivers and support the parents/primary caregivers in achieving their goals. You will collaborate and build relationships with the Youth and Family Team at West Central Human Service Center, with representatives from community-based organizations and child-serving systems in providing support to families receiving services. You will use strategic self-disclosure to build connection, trust, and acceptance with the parents and caregivers.To thrive in this role, you must identify as a parent or caregiver with lived experience navigating the child-serving system on behalf of your child or children. You demonstrate an ability to use your own life experiences to empower others to suspend their own bias about parents, communicate that parent voice deserves to be heard and understood.Some travel required within the region served by West Central Human Service Center and some work outside of the 8-5 workday may occur. To be considered for the Peer Support Specialist position, you are required to have the following: Must be an individual who is parenting or has been the primary caregiver of a child/youth who has experienced mental or emotional or behavioral health needs, has navigated complex child-serving systems on behalf of their loved one and can articulate the understanding of their experience with another parent or family member and who is willing to share their individual experiences for the benefit of healing of others. High-School Diploma or general equivalencyIs at least 21 years oldThis position also requires: Valid driver's license or ability to travel to meet clients at their location.Ability to successfully complete a defensive driving course within 6 months of hire.Successful completion of a division-approved Peer Support Training Program within 3 months of hireThe successful candidate will have to be eligible to be a NDMA enrolled provider.About HHS: ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.Location:ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/careers/e-verifyA copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Jackie Lelm at jlelm@nd.gov or at (701) 319-7137.Employing Unit: ND HHS - West Central Human Service CenterTelephone Number: 701-328-8888TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text); 1-800-366-6889 (voice)If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.

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The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.