Overview

As our Parent Support partner you will travel to the homes of parents/guardians with children who have severe and persistent mental health concerns and provide a mentoring-type support.  Mentoring will cover topics such as self-care, foster care, CPS, CMH, and any other service provider or issues effecting the family. Since you have a child or dependent of your own that is or has been served by a community mental health agency, you will be able to draw on your own knowledge to encourage other parents as well. You will make phone calls to schedule and confirm appointments, keep case notes and attend staff and client meetings as needed. Your experience with community resources and enthusiasm to help parents like yourself will serve you well in this role.

Hours – Part-Time 20-24 hours per week.

Must have – Valid driver’s license and be a parent or day-to-day caregiver who has or has had a child with emotional, behavioral and/or mental health challenges and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities. 

Salary – $16.71/hr

 

What is a Parent Support Partner?

Parent Support Partners help empower families to access and obtain resources in the community, partner with service providers, increase their confidence in parenting, and move toward independence through skill-building interventions.

 

NeMCMHA

Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health employs nearly 400 people across 17 accredited programs in our 4-county region. Serving residents of Alpena, Alcona, Presque Isle, and Montmorency counties since 1968, we seek to provide comprehensive services and supports that enable people to live and work independently.

 

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