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Our Vision: Empower people with behavioral health and IDD needs to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated and comprehensive recovery oriented system of care. Our Values: collaboration, compassion, excellence, integrity, leadership, quality, responsiveness and safety.
The Lead Certified Family Partner will ensure the non-clinical view of Peer Services is a value to those we serve as well as the staff they work with.
What you will do:
- Assign each teams monthly support group facilitator
- Provide weekly coaching, or more if needed
- Mentor Family Partner staff
- Facilitate monthly team meetings
- Maintain a caseload not to exceed 50 families
- Maintain 20 unduplicated face to face contacts and 95% timeliness of data
- Work with Lead Peer Specialist and Program Manager for Peer Services to facilitate NEO training, Peer and Family Partner monthly meeting and Quarterly forums.
- Report to Program Manager weekly
What qualifications you will need:
- High School Diploma or G.E.D Equivalent
- Must be a Master’s or Associate’s level Certified Family Partner
- In good standing with the credentialing agency for Certified Family Partners in the state of Texas.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Have knowledge of Systems of Care.
- Work well within office and field settings.
- Be able to follow the Policy and Procedures of The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
The Harris Center not only offers a competitive salary but also a suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally. Imagine a future with a robust retirement plan complemented by our generous company matching – a testament to our investment in your long-term financial well-being.
Experience the unique advantage of our prior service credit, accelerating your journey towards a more substantial Paid Time Off accrual, empowering you to enjoy well-deserved breaks.
Enjoy Cell Phone Discounts, exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work, and a free Headspace subscription for mental wellness. Additionally, our Employee Assistance Program supports your overall well-being.
Take advantage of significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness as a valued member of The Harris Center team. As a qualifying entity, our employees are eligible for various student loan forgiveness programs, designed to alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education.
What else you should know: This posting is associated with position #92701About us:
The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provided care to over 96,000 people in fiscal year 2023!
As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County.In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.
By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.