Family Peer Support Specialist

Unity Recovery•Weatherford, TX

About The Position

The Family Peer Support Specialist provides peer-based services to parents, caregivers, and families of youth ages 13–21 participating in Unity Recovery’s Youth Recovery Community program at the Weatherford Recovery Community Center. The position supports Unity Recovery’s effort to expand youth and family recovery support in Parker County. The specialist serves as a mentor, advocate, navigator, and motivator for families supporting youth in recovery or navigating their own recovery journeys. Services include individualized family peer support, group workshops, and structured engagement activities intended to strengthen family relationships, reduce stigma, and increase recovery capital for youth and caregivers. Services align with Unity Recovery’s SAMHSA-aligned peer model and emphasize trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive practices. A background check is required because the role involves direct work with minors and their families.

Requirements

At least one year of experience providing peer support in community or family-serving settings.
High technological literacy, including familiarity with RecoveryLink, CMBHS, and digital communications.
Reliable, insured personal transportation.
Must pass a background check to work with minors and their families.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with parents, caregivers, or families navigating youth recovery.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group family peer support to parents and caregivers of youth participants at the Weatherford Recovery Community Center.
Facilitate monthly family engagement workshops that provide education, coping strategies, and tools for supporting youth in recovery.
Build trust-based relationships with families through empathy, active listening, and shared lived experience.
Help families navigate healthcare, education, justice, and community service systems.
Collaborate with youth peer specialists and program staff on coordinated, family-inclusive recovery planning.
Provide families with recovery and wellness education, including harm reduction, trauma-informed practices, and multiple pathways to recovery.
Support pro-social and family-inclusive community activities that strengthen protective factors and reduce isolation.
Participate in daily staff debriefs, weekly supervision, and monthly group supervision.
Complete timely, accurate documentation in RecoveryLink and CMBHS to support program data and reporting.
Uphold peer specialist codes of ethics and the recovery bill of rights.
Conduct one-on-one sessions to help parents and caregivers set and achieve goals related to supporting their youth’s recovery.
Facilitate group workshops and support circles for parents and caregivers.
Identify family crises and facilitate access to appropriate support and services.
Educate caregivers on youth development, communication strategies, and recovery support resources.
Collaborate with schools, juvenile justice programs, and youth-serving organizations to strengthen family referral pathways.
Maintain service logs, reports, and accurate participant records in accordance with program standards.
Support family participation in Youth Recovery Community events, leadership opportunities, and community service projects.
Engage in professional development and maintain active peer credentials.
Perform other duties as directed by the Peer Supervisor, Program Director, or Site Director.