Per Diem Family Peer Advocate - Family And Childrens Association : Job Details

Per Diem Family Peer Advocate

The Opportunity

The Family Peer Advocate will incorporate personal experience parenting a child with special needs to support parents and strengthen their ability to keep their child at home and within their community.

Responsibilities

• Meet with families according to their scheduling needs

• Increase awareness of and enhance family strengths.

• Advocate for services and systems that are fair, responsive, and family driven.

• Assist families to rediscover and reconnect to natural community supports.

• Promote effective parent-professional system partnerships.

• Address barriers that may prevent full service participation.

• Empower families to make informed decisions and advocate on behalf of and in collaboration to promote shared decision making.

• Prepare and accompany families to meetings to ensure their voice is included in the planning and decision-making at all levels.

• Conduct groups to offer opportunities for families to connect and reduce isolation.

• Link to and provide workshops to enhance parenting skills.

• Complete all documentation by required deadlines and in compliance with agency and funding regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Family Peer Advocate Certification preferred.

• Intermediate computer skills.

• Must have lived experience parenting a child with special needs.

• Valid and clean driver's license.

Additional Information

Location: Bohemia

Salary: $20/hr

Schedule: Per-Diem, up to 15 hours per week

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