Job Description

Posting number: 202600147

Department: Health & Human Services

Division: Behavioral Health

Job classification: Behavioral Health (Peer Support Specialist)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Social Services

Summary

Promotes the Mission and Values of Yurok Behavioral Health through prevention activities, projects, education, and advocacy. Encourages youth-guided system development and implementation. Supports continuity of youth services through collaboration with other Tribal Departments.

Examples of duties

1. Deliver consistent culturally relevant activities that promote resiliency and healing through connection to land, environment, and ceremonial values (Traditional Yurok values).
2. Provide monthly educational workshops for youth and families that address adversities within our communities.
3. Provide prevention activities that promote mental health resiliency and wellbeing.
4. Promote safe spaces for youth healing and storytelling.
5. Develop and maintain Youth leadership group.
6. Provide one on one and group mentoring.
7. Provide direct life skills development and advocacy for individuals in need.
8. Make appropriate agency referrals.
9. Work directly with TANF caseworkers and TCW Social workers for referrals and recruitment.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. G6: Highschool diploma or GED with four years specified experience.
2. G7: Highschool diploma or GED with five years specified experience.
3. Employees must be willing to acquire any special certifications or attend any training that is determined to be relevant or becomes required of the position in the future.
4. Candidates with equivalent combinations of education, training and experience will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge and understanding of local Tribal communities including cultural values and beliefs, history, family systems and community.
2. Knowledge of prevention and intervention programs.
3. Experience working with tribal youth.
4. Experience with group presentations and/ or public speaking.
5. Ability to work with all phases of community in confidential, non-judgmental manner.
6. Ability to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines and procedures.
7. Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, superiors, the general public, representatives of public and private organizations and others sufficient to exchange or convey information including teaching and/or public presentations.
8. Be able to follow and sign professional code of ethics and conduct.
9. Ability to organize your own work, set priorities and meet critical time deadlines.
10. Excellent computer skills that include Competence in Microsoft programs such as publisher, movie maker, excel, word, etc., preferred.
11. Troubleshooting and solving hardware and software problems.
12. Recognition that in order to serve Yurok People one must know as much as possible about Yurok history, culture and values.

Supplemental information

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All applicants are subject to the Tribe’s Drug and Alcohol Policy including pre-employment screening.
2. All applicants will acknowledge and follow all Yurok Tribe personnel and other policies and procedures.
3. The Yurok Tribe is an equal opportunity employer who exercises Indian preference; Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC, Section 472).
4. Valid state issued driver’s license and/or the ability to obtain a California driver’s license. Must be insurable on the Tribe’s insurance policy.
5. Must pass a background investigation and fingerprint clearance.
6. This position requires compliance with the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Public Law 101-630; 25 Code of Federal Regulations Part 63 - Indian child Protection and Family Violence Prevention; Crime Control Act of 1990, Employee Background Checks; and Executive Order 12968, Adjudicative Guidelines.
7. Position could require travel and occasional work outside of regular work schedule.