Family Peer Coach
About The Position
The Family Peer Coach position involves providing support to incarcerated individuals and their families by practicing the Family Peer Advocacy model. This role includes implementing evidence-based parenting programs, becoming accredited in specific family programming, and adhering to OASAS prevention guidelines. The coach will foster effective parent-professional partnerships, develop community presentations, attend mandatory training and conferences, and compile program data for reporting. Additionally, the position requires assisting in strategic planning, building collaborative partnerships with various agencies, and traveling within Oneida County. Familiarity with community agencies and supportive services is essential, and training will be provided.
Requirements
- Familiarity with community agencies and supportive services is essential.
- Training will be provided.
Responsibilities
- Help families and individuals identify goals and track progress through the Family Peer Advocacy model.
- Participate as the FPA in specific evidence-based treatment models.
- Initiate and support parent support and skills groups.
- Help families learn about special education services, procedures, and rights.
- Facilitate effective family-provider partnerships.
- Provide support to incarcerated individuals and their families through the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs, including Parenting Inside Out, Active Parenting, Active Parenting of Teens, and Strengthening Families.
- Become accredited in specific evidence-based family programming.
- Adhere to OASAS prevention guidelines with programming.
- Foster effective parent-professional partnership and promote the practice of family-driven and youth-guided approaches.
- Develop and provide community presentations as requested.
- Attend mandatory prevention and family programming trainings, workshops, and conferences.
- Compile program data for local and state reporting requirements for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Assist in strategic planning and development and following work plan.
- Assist with completion of programming related to the work plan.
- Build collaborative partnerships with local, regional and state agencies.
- Travel required within Oneida County.
- Become familiar and well versed in community agencies and supportive services.
- Perform other duties as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
