Family Peer Implementation Coordinator

University of North Carolina Greensboro • Fort Collins, CO

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About The Position

The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will provide leadership and coordination for the implementation of Family Peer services with the selected provider agencies. The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will provide formal and informal training and technical assistance opportunities around best practices for implementation of Family Peer Support. The Family Training Coordinator will work with their program team members to develop the trainings and certifications, in line with national certification and training standards (e.g., the National Federation of Families' National Family Peer Specialist Certification). The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will support Family Peer Specialist Implementation sites in recruiting, hiring, training, supporting, integrating, and evaluating Family Peer Specialists (FPS) to provide direct support to families across NC.

Requirements

• Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required; for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity or comparable background in independent academic or instructional activities, will accept a relevant undergraduate degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution.
• Relevant lived experiences related to personal and/or caregiving/family experience with a Serious Emotional Disturbance for at least 12 months.
• Experience working in some form of paid or unpaid Youth/Family Peer Specialist, Navigator, Partner, or other similar roles.
• Demonstrated experience with skills in written and verbal communication, organization, and cross-agency collaboration and coordination.

Nice To Haves

• Certified or eligible to be certified as a Certified Family Peer Specialist.
• Experience working in a leadership role related to Youth and/or Family Peer Support and/or Education.

Responsibilities

• Provide or support the provider agencies in identifying the training needed to support the Family Peer Specialist Workforce in developing the skills necessary to support families.
• Provide regular opportunities for Family Peer Specialists to engage in professional development activities including training, conferences, networking and learning collaboratives.
• Supports the development of parent/family support providers, including training and technical assistance.
• Coordinates and provides training and technical assistance to selected organizations in areas including, but not limited to, the following: Organizational development, Community development, Business practices, Services financing, Sustainability, Leadership development, and Recovery programming.
• Identify and link families to NCVA training and Employment opportunities.
• Develop peer support networks across the state.
• Develop leadership and advocacy skills among families, and inform Families about Family Peer Support.
• Link families with lived experience to opportunities to become Nationally Certified as a Family Peer Support Specialist through training and employment.
• Develop and update content monthly and disseminate information via program website, electronic newsletters, integrating information from ongoing technical assistance and collaboration with key federal, state, and local partners.
• Provide psychoeducation on the value of lived experience expertise at all levels of partnering agencies.
• Develop a plan for Community Awareness, Outreach, and highlighting of the Family Peer role at the local implementation site communities.
• Collaborate with the evaluation team to ensure consistent and timely data collection.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and focus groups.
• Collaborate with the evaluator to translate quantitative and qualitative data and to present findings to a variety of stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree