Parent Partner

SUMMARY:

The Parent Partner contributes to the development of the Child and Family Plan of Care (POC) and provides strength-based interventions to the client and family in a timely and professional manner within their home/out-of-home placements, as well as their respective communities. Maintains and promotes the principles of the Wraparound model, including the identification of client and family strengths, providing services in a timely and appropriate manner, and coordinating services with team members, clients, families, service providers, and community resource personnel

JOB DUTIES:

• Adheres to the Los Angeles County vision, practice principals, and steps of the Child and Family Team (CFT) process consistent with the Wraparound model

• Attends and participates in regularly scheduled Child and Family Team (CFT) Meetings within the home and/or community settings

• Works collaboratively with the child, family, Wraparound Facilitator, Wraparound Child and Family Specialist, Wraparound Therapist, identified DCFS and/or Department of Probation personnel, school staff, and all other inter and intra-agency personnel to provide advocacy and support services, parent education and information, and identified Targeted Case Management (TCM) and Crisis Intervention services in accordance with the POC and/or Client Treatment Plan (CTP)

• Adheres to Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC-DMH) and Haynes Family of Programs Mental Health Policy and Procedures for the billing and documentation practices related to all services provided under Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) funding, and maintains productivity expectations

• Facilitates the linkage of clients and/or family to identified and needed community services, inclusive of (but not limited to) initiating contact with community resource personnel, providing the respective information to the client and/or family, accompanying the client and/or family to intake/screening appointments, consulting with resource personnel, and taking the steps necessary to ensure that reasonable efforts have been made towards accessing needed services/resources

• Leads/Co-leads parent groups (support and/or educational) for current and discharged families

• Able to establish and maintain appropriate rapport with children, adolescents, families, inter and intra-agency personnel, and regulatory bodies

• Demonstrates an ability to problem-solve solutions amongst the team and with families, models appropriate interpersonal skills, constructively contributes to individual and group supervision discussions, is an active participant in program and agency in-service meetings, and is open to team and supervisory feedback

• Performs any other relevant duties as assigned by the Wraparound Coordinator, Wraparound Program Manager and/or Director of Mental Health

• Performs other reasonable related duties as assigned

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

In the course of performing this job, the incumbent typically spends time standing, walking on sloped/hilly areas of campus, carrying, driving, lifting (up to 40 pounds), listening, speaking, reaching, writing, and participating in restraint procedures

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. preferred

• Former caretaker (parent or Legal Guardian) children who have special needs and/or who previously received services from Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Probation or Department of Mental Health

• Experience as a Parent Partner/Family Partner, Peer Advocate and/or Parent Advocate preferred

• Experience working high-risk children, adolescents, adults and/or families within the Wraparound, Mental Health, Educational, Child Welfare and/or Juvenile Probation systems preferred

• Experience working with high-risk children and families

• Bi-lingual/Bi-literate in Spanish highly preferred

• Valid California Drivers License and proof of Auto Insurance required

• Must fulfill all requirements of employment, including clearance of all required background records (e.g. Department of Justice, Child Abuse, California Community Care Licensing, County Sanction List, etc.), professional reference checks, physical examination, and drug testing