Peer Support Specialist (Foster Care)

About the role

This field-based role enables associates to primarily operate in the field, traveling to client sites or designated locations as their role requires, with occasional office attendance for meetings or training. This approach ensures flexibility, responsiveness to client needs, and direct, hands-on engagement.

Responsibilities

• Engage with community partners and build strategy with local stakeholders
• Provide education, strengthen relationships, and help resolve case or broader systems issues
• Sustain care coordination teams and connect members and caregivers with those who can provide insight and expertise to assist in overcoming challenges
• Identify opportunities for engagement of members and their caregivers and families to share with care management team
• Partner with peer support services in the community to create referral pathways and link members to appropriate community peer support services
• Support care manager as they advocate for foster parents and other caregivers, addressing their needs or challenges with various agencies and systems
• Develop strategy for peer support programs

Requirements

• Requires a HS diploma or equivalent and a minimum 2 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background

Preferred Skills, Capabilities And Experiences

• Experience working with foster youth strongly preferred
• Skilled in providing mentorship, advocacy, guidance, and peer support to help youth navigate challenges and achieve personal goals strongly preferred

Benefits

How You Will Make An Impact
Identify opportunities for engagement of members and their caregivers and families to share with care management team.
Partners with peer support services in the community to create referral pathways and links members to appropriate community peer support services.
Support care manager as they advocate for foster parents and other caregivers, addressing their needs or challenges with various agencies and systems.
Develop strategy for peer support programs.

Pay

Market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Schedule

Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.