About Job

Join us in increasing opportunities for home, community, and school success for individuals with disabilities, including those with behavioral healthcare needs.

Job Summary
The Family Support Specialist plays a crucial role in providing assistance and guidance to families in need, focusing on providing peer support, information and resources to families. This position involves working closely with families to identify challenges, develop actionable plans, and connect them with appropriate resources. The ideal candidate would be a parent, or family member of a child with a disability, special healthcare needs, mental health needs, developmental delays, educational or behavioral concerns residing in Northern Nevada including Rural communities.

Duties

Conduct assessments to evaluate family needs and strengths.
Develop individualized support plans tailored to each family's unique circumstances.
Facilitate access to community resources, including mental health counseling, addiction counseling, and behavioral health services.
Offer mentoring and guidance to parents and caregivers to enhance their parenting skills.

Other Valued Skills Include:

The ability to develop a good working relationship with the community organizations, diverse populations, and the general public;
A team building attitude, ability to positively work with co-workers and volunteers;
A desire to provide non-judgmental family peer support.

About Nevada PEP

PEP services are about empowering families to be life-long advocates for their children through education and skill building. PEP recognizes that parents are experts on their children; and must learn about disabilities, intervention needs, and how to develop a support system to meet those needs.
Over the years, not only has PEP made a difference in the individual lives of families, PEP has also made a positive impact for child and family services through community collaboration, public awareness, partnering with professionals, and system advocacy efforts.
Nevada PEP is an equal opportunity employer, offering a comprehensive benefit plan for eligible employees.

Benefits’ Package Include