| Location | Portland, OR |
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Type: Urban Salary Range: $21 to $29 / Per Hour Open Period: 11/2/2026 until filled Summary: The Child & Family Peer Support Specialist is responsible for acting as a role model through sharing lived experiences and helping connect program participants to resources around physical and mental health, financial/legal assistance and transportation. Duties: -Must openly identify as a person who has lived experience receiving mental health services. -Act as a role model to inspire hope and share life experiences as appropriate to the recovery process. -Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health client perspective to the entire team concerning each client''s unique and subjective experience and perceptions. -Provide practical help and supports, mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem-solving, direct assistance and supervision to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living including medical and dental health care; legal and advocacy services; financial support such as entitlements (SSI, SSDI, veterans'' benefits); housing subsidies; money-management services (e.g. payee services); and transportation. -Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which each client''s point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected, and in which client self-determination and decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported. -Collaborate with the team to ensure the protection of client''s rights to help clients improve their knowledge of client rights and grievance or complaint procedures. -Increase awareness of and support client participation in consumer self-help programs, culturally specific services and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery. Qualifications: -Either High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification required. -Must hold a Peer Wellness Specialist or Peer Support Specialist certification and be registered with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Traditional Healthcare Worker Registry. -Must have at least one year of relevant lived experience, knowledge of the child- and youth-serving systems, and the ability to navigate the system. -Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community preferred. -Excellent interpersonal and active listening skills. -Access to reliable transportation, current driver''s license with a clean driving record, and proof of auto insurance. -Must pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests. -Must pass criminal background and DMV checks. Work Type: Permanent, Full Get Details & Apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/EA72704778F72D2D4728EEA7608BC7B0/jobs/489407 Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov