Job Description
Job Summary
The Family Peer Advocate is responsible for empowering families and assisting the family in navigating and advocating in multiple child serving systems. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods to meet the needs of youth and their families. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods for addressing their family’s day-to-day needs, including their own needs for self-care.
This role requires “Lived Experience”
Essential Job functions
+ Provide informational and educational support on system navigation, advocacy and rights to empower families to become active participants in their child’s services.
+ Make referrals and linkages to needed services and resources and assist with access.
+ Support the efforts of families in caring for and strengthening their children’s mental, and physical health, development and well-being of their c...
The Family Peer Advocate is responsible for empowering families and assisting the family in navigating and advocating in multiple child serving systems. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods to meet the needs of youth and their families. This individual will support parents as they develop positive approaches and methods for addressing their family’s day-to-day needs, including their own needs for self-care.
This role requires “Lived Experience”
Essential Job functions
+ Provide informational and educational support on system navigation, advocacy and rights to empower families to become active participants in their child’s services.
+ Make referrals and linkages to needed services and resources and assist with access.
+ Support the efforts of families in caring for and strengthening their children’s mental, and physical health, development and well-being of their c...