Family Peer Supporter - MRSS

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, adults, and families? At Child Focus, we are seeking dedicated and compassionate Certified Family Peer Support to join our team. This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to empower individuals, strengthen families, and build healthier communities. 

As part of our dynamic and mission-driven agency, you’ll have the chance to provide meaningful support through individual, family, and group therapy, while collaborating with a network of caring professionals who share your commitment to mental health and wellness. 

We value innovation, professional growth, and work-life balance, and we’re excited to welcome candidates who are ready to grow their career while making a lasting impact.

Exploring options? We’d love to talk and share what we’re about.  

Certified Family Peer Support Specialist provides community-based and/or home-based direct services to families involved in Mobile Response & Stabilization Services (MRSS) for the ongoing support of parents and their families involved in the intensive, in-home program. 

Peer Support Specialist will maintain an active caseload of approximately 8-15 families. 

Peer Support Specialist will accompany an MRSS clinician to in-person assessments for families with youth ages 0-20 experiencing behavioral and/or emotional crises. 

During MRSS responses, Peer Support Specialist will support parents, discuss ongoing services, complete paperwork, and offer further assistance as needed. 

Peer Support Specialist will explore services available to the family through Mobile Response & Stabilization Services, including individual/family therapy, CPST/TBS, connection to ongoing services, and immediate crisis support. 

Peer Support Specialist will complete documentation of services provided per agency and service contract. 

Peer Support Specialist will actively collaborate with MRSS team regarding current clients to assist families with stabilization. 

Non-traditional hours are required. 

Essential Responsibilities:

• Providing empathetic listening and emotional support
• Assisting families in navigating systems
• Supplying information about child-serving systems, children’s behavioral health and development, and community resources
• Rendering advocacy support
• Facilitating familial engagement with service providers
• Engaging in safety and care planning; exploring and eliminating barriers to care plan follow-through
• Offering skill-building for parents that enhances resiliency, communication, advocacy and other areas affecting the ability to maintain a child with complex needs

Child Focus Excellent Benefits:

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental insurance and EAP program
• Health Savings and Flex Spending account options with agency match
• Generous paid time off
• Extended Illness benefits
• 403(b) retirement plan with generous employer match
• Company Car program and mileage reimbursement
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness program eligibility and tuition reimbursement
• Paid Internships
• On-site childcare with employee discount
• Employee wellness benefits

Child Focus Offers:

Great Work Life Balance! Employees are supported with flexible work schedules.

Growth and Advancement Opportunities. Leadership is committed to promoting from within and growing the next generation of leaders.

Personal and professional value in the work they do to support children, families and adults. Employees are highly engaged.

Free continuing education and clinical supervision for licensed employees. Child Focus financially supports employee’s professional development.

Competitive Salaries and Bonus Opportunities! Employees receive sign on and referral bonuses and are eligible for mid-year and annual performance bonuses.

Join our Team!

Degree Required: HS Diploma with lived experience related to high-risk families, children and the general mental health system. 

Required License: Certified Family Peer Supporter