Family Peer Support

Position Overview

The Pathways to Success Family Peer Supporter (FPS) will provide families of enrolled youth with behavioral health needs with services and supports. FPSs will support the family and the youth in their home and community, advocate for services, and assist the caregiver with understanding their child’s behavioral health needs and available supports.

Essential Functions

• Assisting the family to engage in services and supports
• Assisting the family in systems navigation and breaking down barriers to services
• Involving the family with all care and decision-making
• Providing information about the child’s needs and strengths
• Sets goals, designs and implements, and evaluates outcomes of programs
• Supports the family during times of crisis

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills, cultural competency, and experience with diverse populations
• Strongly self-motivated
• Strong communication skills
• Teaching skills, non-judgmental personality, and empathic listening skills
• Ability and knowledge of basic computer programs for service documentation and report writing

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED
• Lived experience or experience as a caregiver of a child with special needs
• Experience navigating child-serving systems and supporting, educating, and advocating for families involved with child-serving systems (preferred)