Family Support Partner - BCPS Grant
Company: Horizon Behavioral Health
Location: Lynchburg
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Bedford, VA 24523
Position Summary
The Family Support Partner utilizes their experience providing care
to a child with mental illness and/or substance use, navigating
multiple child-serving systems, and assisting the child in
developing the resiliency needed for recovery. This position will
work with identified youth and their families in the Bedford County
School system assist families by supporting their engagement in the
team process, helping youth and families identify strengths, and
furthering development of family-advocacy, resiliency, and
self-care skills. This is a grant based position that will end with
the ending of the grant.
Required Education and Experience
Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the school and community systems for the services of
children with mental health and/or substance use issues; Knowledge
and understanding of client's individual rights and protected
health information; Knowledge and ability to establish professional
and personal boundaries with clients; Knowledge and experience
navigating school and community services for children addressing
mental health and/or substance use issues; Knowledge of ethical
conduct and peer code of ethics; Ability to share knowledge of
initiating, and engaging in treatment services for school-aged
family members; Ability to practice non-judgmental behavior;
Ability to share experience using lived experience; Ability to
coach others to navigate community and school resources; Ability to
demonstrate and support the development of conflict resolution
skills; Knowledge and understanding of the family support peer
role; Ability to identify and utilize legal and ethical policies
and procedures; Ability to participate in and successfully pass
behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal
de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized
with consumers as needed.
Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver's license. May be
called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients,
provide services to client @other locations. Regular attendance at
trainings and Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of
Horizon sites; Willing and available to work modified schedules
(weekends, holiday, etc.) as required.
About Horizon:
Horizon Behavioral Health is located in the heart of Central
Virginia surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Whether
your passions be hiking on the vast Appalachian Trials, kayaking
through the James River Blueways, or a Sunday drive along the
world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg VA offers small-town
southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor
activities, and performing arts that placed it at the top of the
list by Reviews.org as the 2019 best place for millennials to move.
Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg's 2021
Giving Back Award, Best Place to Work in 2018, Best of Lynchburg
for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and again
most recently for 2021!
Employment with a VA Community Services Board offers generous
benefits that include participation in the Virginia Retirement
System; life, health, dental, and vision insurance; annual leave,
sick leave, and paid holidays and CME Reimbursement. Horizon's
clinical sites are NHSC/HRSA approved and are certified as public
service loan forgiveness (PSLF) employer sites. If you are
interested in continuing your education, working at Horizon
qualifies you to receive discounts at some local universities.
To Apply - Please visit our online career center at
www.HorizonBH.org
Horizon requires vaccination against COVID 19 with an FDA-approved
or FDA-authorized vaccine as a condition of employment, or seek an
approved exemption prior to start date. Horizon Behavioral Health
is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Keywords: Horizon Behavioral Health, Lynchburg , Family Support Partner - BCPS Grant, Other , Lynchburg, Virginia
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