Mental Health America of NKY and Southwest Ohio Inc.

Ohio Start Family Peer Mentor (Hamilton County JFS)

CINCINNATI, OH - Full Time

Family Peer Mentor (Clinton County JFS)
Mental Health America

Are you are someone you know currently in substance use recovery? An Ohio START Family Peer Mentor provides peer support to help families navigate through the child welfare and other systems while also providing hope and motivation to promote healing to keep children safe and families together. An Ohio START Family Peer Mentor serves families referred by the PCSA due to child maltreatment with substance abuse being the primary risk factor. The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor serves as a member of the local START team along with the child welfare caseworker, child welfare supervisor, and behavioral health service provider. The goal of the entire team is to keep children safe and families together. The Ohio START Family Peer Mentor will have a caseload of 10-12 families.

The START Family Peer Mentor must: Demonstrate long term recovery from a SUD; Have earned a minimum education level of GED; Demonstrate no ongoing criminal activity; Have lived experience with the child welfare system either as a parent or child; and Maintain a current driver’s license.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
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This position requires that you have lived experience with the child welfare system either as a parent or as a child. Do you have this lived experience? If yes, please continue with the application. If not, please visit our website at www.mhankyswoh.org to view other opportunities.*
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