Associationfor Children’sMental Health

POSITIONPOSTING

PositionTitle: PSP Assistant Coordinator

Qualifications:

  • 18years of age or older.
  • A parent or primarycare-giverthat is raisingor has raised achild with emotional, behavioraland/ormentalhealthchallenges,intellectual/developmental disabilities.
  • High school graduate or GED holder.
  • MDHHS PSP certification (preferred) or be in the process of certification
  • Strongcommunication, time management and organizational skills.
  • Abilityto facilitategroupdialogandconversation.
  • Possess basiccomputer knowledge.
  • Experience in public speakingand/ortraining.
  • Leadership/coachingskills
  • Validdriver’s licenseand transportation.

Reportsto:PSP Statewide Coordinatorand/orExecutive Director

GeneralSummary:

The Parent Support Partner Assistant Coordinatorsupports the Statewide Coordinatorbypreparingfor andconductingtrainings,providescoachingsupport,and helps coordinatetechnical assistance andprofessionaldevelopmentmeetings. Other duties include helpingwith evaluations forthe training, help inrefinements to trainings,technical assistance andcurriculum. This is a .5 FTE position.

KeyActivities:

  • Co-facilitates 5 dayParent Support Partner trainings.
  • Co-facilitates quarterlyProfessionalDevelopment/Technical Assistance meetings for allParentSupportPartners.
  • Providetrainees feedback andguidance to PSPs duringtheirtrainingand certification experience.
  • Meets with Statewide Coordinator regularlythrough conference callsandface to face meetings.
  • Assists with quarterlyProfessionalDevelopment/Technical Assistance meetings, supervisorroundtable and new supervisor trainings,and communityorientation and outreachasneeded.
  • Primarily responsible for coaching calls
  • Develops training materials, handouts, power points, and flyers
  • Assists with completionof evaluationformsassessingthe skills of Parent Support Partnertrainees
  • Identifies exercises, trainingtechniques,and reviews curriculum,meets with training/coachingteam, and identifies examples to sharewith traineesrelevant to trainingtopics.
  • Travels within Michigantoprovidetraining, supervision, outreachand orientation.
  • Occasionaltravel /trainingoutsideof thestateofMichigan.
  • Providein-service trainingto staffand/or agencyprofessionals as needed.
  • Performs otherdutiesasassignedbyStatewide Coordinator orExecutiveDirector
  • Works with Statewide Coordinator to develop supervisor/CMH manual

The ParentSupportPartner Assistant Coordinatorwill exhibitproficiency inthe following areas:

  • Demonstrates abilityineffectivelyteaching/training/presentingmaterial toanaudience.
  • Possesses technical skill in theareaof communitycollaborations.
  • Has knowledge of the child servingsystems and howto access useful resources in thecommunity.
  • Possesses competence in working as a team member within ACMH/MDHHS/othersystems.
  • Demonstrates strongcommitment to the mission/valuesofACMH.
  • Has strongwrittenandverbalcommunication skills.
  • Can understand and teach toadultlearningstyles/principles.
  • Possesses computeranddata processingskills.
  • Demonstrates leadership skills
  • Can support, build and work as a member of a team
  • Complies with datacollectionandstorage procedures.
  • Meets and understands HIPAA/confidentialityrequirements.
  • Will meet reportgenerationand documentation requirements.

Resumes will beaccepted throughFebruary 23, 2018 and should be sent to:

Jane Shank

or

ACMH

6017 W. St Joe Hwy Ste 200

Lansing, MI 48917