Job Description
Job Title: Family Peer Support Specialist – Per Diem
Department: Family Peer Support
Position Summary
The Family Peer Support Specialist is responsible for providing direct services to families caring for or raising a child experiencing social, emotional, developmental, medical, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges. Services support the child’s ability to remain safely in their community and are designed to achieve goals identified in the child or youth’s treatment plan. The Specialist empowers families through outreach, advocacy, and skill development, while fostering productive partnerships between families, service providers, and community resources.
Department
New Directions Youth & Family Services’ Family Peer Support program provides individualized and group support to strengthen families’ ability to navigate complex systems. Staff work collaboratively with families, service providers, and community partners to promote stability, growth, and res...
Department: Family Peer Support
Position Summary
The Family Peer Support Specialist is responsible for providing direct services to families caring for or raising a child experiencing social, emotional, developmental, medical, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges. Services support the child’s ability to remain safely in their community and are designed to achieve goals identified in the child or youth’s treatment plan. The Specialist empowers families through outreach, advocacy, and skill development, while fostering productive partnerships between families, service providers, and community resources.
Department
New Directions Youth & Family Services’ Family Peer Support program provides individualized and group support to strengthen families’ ability to navigate complex systems. Staff work collaboratively with families, service providers, and community partners to promote stability, growth, and res...