Oregon Family Support Network
Regional Director:
OFSN is a family-run organization that provides, education, support and advocacy to
families or caregivers raising a child with significant mental health disorders.
The role of the Regional Director is to develop and oversee the provision of peer support
services to families who have children experiencing significant mental or behavioral
health challenges or diagnoses.
OFSN gives preference to hiring individuals who has the shared lived experience of
raising a child(ren) with significant mental and behavioral health challenges. Families
who engage with OFSN peer support services typically have involvement in multiple
systems; including: Education/Special Education, Mental Health, Developmental
Disabilities, Primary Care, Child Welfare or Juvenile Justice.
OFSN considers a family member anyone who is a biological, adoptive, foster or legal
guardian caring for a child with emotional or behavioral disorders.
Job Duties:
 Develop and oversee local programming, training, advocacy opportunities and
social activities for families involved in community mental health programs (ie.,
Wraparound/ICTS teams, Outpatient Services.
 Demonstrated ability to work with families; empowering family voice, mentoring,
skill development and systems navigation.
 Hire, train and supervise peer support staff to work in one-one peer support
services, often in an integrated peer support/clinical setting.
 Coach family partners around core skill areas, specific to the practice of peer
support services, utilizing best practices in family peer support.
 Work with OFSN Executive Management and program funders to determine
annual budgets and contract scope of work.
 Assure that OFSN policies and procedures are followed as indicated by OFSN
Employee Handbook, Fiscal Policy, as wells other operational procedures.
 Provide staff training and orientation to the organization and peer support practice
standards.
Qualifications
 Prefer parent or direct caregiver with experience raising child involved in child
serving agencies (i.e. mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice,
public health, developmental disabilities, etc.).
 Must have reliable transportation.
 Prefer individuals with supervisory and budgeting and program development
experience.
 Knowledge of Wrapraround and Children’s System of Care a plus.
 Knowledge of Oregon’s Child Service system strongly desired
 Ability to coach and supervise peer support staff on documentation and practice
standards.
 Bilingual, bicultural perspective strongly desired.
 Highly self-motivated, flexible and able to manage multiple tasks, organized and
an excellent team player
Essential Duties:
 Leadership experience in community relations/community service organization.
 Manage and support 4-5 employees and contractor positions
 Attend various local/regional mental health or integrated health advisory
committee meetings as identified.
 Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
 Facilitate building personal and professional contacts and coalitions.
 Ability to respond to changing healthcare environment, using innovative program
strategies to achieve better outcomes within an integrated healthcare environment.
 Knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office software, and data entry
systems.
 Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary to represent OFSN
and to attend community events.
 Pass criminal background check
Other Duties (as funding and program requirements allow):
 Travel to national conferences and local gatherings in other cities and counties to
cultivate family member and professional relationships
 Travel within the region as required.
 Occasional multi- state travel and overnight stays
OFSN is a 501(c)3 Family-Run Organization, and a Chapter of the National Federation of
Families on Children's Mental Health. OFSN is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance
with federal and state law. OFSN is a family-run organization that values those who have
direct experience raising a child with significant mental and behavioral health
challenges. OFSN gives preference to hiring individuals who have this direct experience.