Behavioral Health Family Support Specialist / Parent Peer

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If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

What You’ll Do

As a Family Partner, you will:

• Partner with families to build confidence, self-advocacy, and parenting skills
• Attend care planning meetings (schools, DSS, courts, medical providers, probation, etc.)
• Help families understand treatment options, eligibility, and community resources
• Advocate for families across multiple systems of care
• Provide education using a strength-based, recovery-focused approach
• Reduce stigma and promote hope and empowerment
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team

This role is primarily community-based and involves meeting families where they are — at home, school, court, or community agencies.

This is not a traditional clinical position.
We are specifically seeking someone with lived experience as a caregiver who understands firsthand what families go through.

Your experience matters here.

Lived Experience Requirement (Mandatory):
Must have been a primary caregiver of a child with:

• Mental health challenges
• Substance use disorder
• Intellectual or developmental disability

AND have experience navigating child-serving systems (schools, DSS, juvenile justice, medical, behavioral health, etc.).

Education & Experience (One of the Following):

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field + 1 year experience working with children/adolescents
• Associate degree in a human services field + 2 years experience
• High school diploma/GED + 4 years experience working with children/adolescents

Certification:
Must hold or be actively pursuing National Certification as a Family Partner.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel locally for meetings and family visits
• Strong communication and advocacy skills
• Comfort working with multiple systems (schools, courts, child welfare, providers)
• Passion for empowering families

Why Join RHA?

• Make a direct impact in families’ lives
• Work within a supportive team environment
• Use your lived experience in a meaningful, professional way
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.