Family Peer Advocate

Family Peer Advocate:
Seeking Bilingual Speaking (English & Spanish) Family Peer Advocate with lived experience navigating the child‑serving system who can work with uninsured families. Family Peer Advocate must help families set goals and set structures to achieve the goals. Family Peer Advocate must be able to identify strengths and build realistic supports to ensure that goals can be met. Must have a positive attitude for mental health support and empathy for struggling families.

Family Peer Advocates help families with resources and referrals. Must be able to lead by example and encourage leadership skills. Must help others build community connections and develop new skills. Must be able to accurately document progress.

Qualifications:

a parent/caregiver of a child who has experienced social, emotional, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges and has ‘lived experience’ navigating multiple child-serving systems on behalf of their child(ren) with social, emotional, developmental, health and/or behavioral healthcare needs. Family Peer Advocates are required to complete training recommended and offered by the center as well as the FPA credentialing process within 18 months of being hired.

Must have computer skills and knowledge of office applications.

Schedule:

Job description to include flexibility to work evening hours and conduct groups tailored for parents/caregivers. Competitive Salary and Benefits Offered.

Experience: Not required
Languages: English – Advanced. Spanish – Advanced
Employment: Full-time
Schedule: 35 Hours per Week to include some nights and weekends
Salary: from $44,636 yearly

We are a small nonprofit with the goal of making an impact on the community.