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Parent Mentor (Mother) (Multnomah County)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Aug 2025

💰 $47,700/yr($43,280/yr – $47,700/yr)

About the role

TITLE: Parent Mentor – MothersPOSITION: Full-Time/ In-Person LOCATION: Multnomah CountyTypical Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pmSALARY: $21.64/hr. - $23.85/hr. Travel Required: Yes Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care: 

Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves

Are you a parent in recovery? Do you have lived experience of addiction, recovery, and DHS child welfare involvement? Come support parents’ efforts to reunite with their children and find their path to recovery. Morrison Child & Family Services is seeking females (Mothers) with shared and or lived experiences of addiction recovery with a closed DHS Child Welfare case. The Parent Mentor Program offers a supportive & inspiring workplace for people in recovery,including an employee resource group for staff of color. Our motto is: RECOVERY FIRST-FAMILY SECOND-WORK THIRD! Position Summary: The Parent Mentor program matches Parent Mentors who have lived experience of involvement with ODHS child welfare and are currently living a recovery lifestyle with parents currently entering the Child Welfare system. Parent Mentors are role models demonstrating the possibility of change and a healthy life as a parent in recovery
Duties and Responsibilities:

Empower and coach parents through their case with ODHS, support them at family meetings and court hearings, drive parents to appointments in Multnomah County, connect parents to culturally specific resources and provide support for other mentors on the team are all important aspects of this work
Develop a trusting relationship with child welfare-involved parents by providing regular contact and support, building trust and rapport, including attending court and/or meetings with ODHS
Build relationships with ODHS Child Welfare, treatment services and dependency court systems and represent the Parent Mentor Program positively with all County partners
Communicate positively and professionally with ODHS staff and work collaboratively with caseworkers to support parents in achieving their goals
Consult with ODHS Child Welfare staff regarding effective culturally specific relevant practices to engage families of the assigned client population.
Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.

Experience/Education Requirements:

Personal experience and knowledge of addiction issues
Minimum 2 years in active recovery from using alcohol and other drugs
Personal experience of a ODHS Child Welfare case, closed for a minimum 1 year required
High School Diploma or GED or high school level writing and reading skills

Other Requirements: