Orange County Braveheart Peer Navigator
About The Position
The Bravehearts will create a new and innovative peer led mentoring resource in the Newburgh community, and surrounding Orange County towns, for young adults to seek support and empowerment from their peers while advocating for the improvement of services by utilizing the inclusion of youth voice. The Peer Navigator will provide support services to youth within the target population of child welfare impact. The Peer Navigator will use both lived and learned experience to nurture, develop and facilitate the activities of the Orange County Bravehearts movement both administratively and programmatically while working in partnership with Orange County Department of Social Services. In addition, this position will require the ability to coordinate a weekly schedule to attend individual mentoring sessions with youth participants, facilitate group empowerment sessions, and coordinate weekend respite activities for youth. The Peer Navigator will help support the inclusion of authentic youth voices and provide mentoring support to youth to help address their individual needs, concerns and goals. This role does also require the ability to meaningfully engage family and professional partners. The PT Peer Navigator will work in partnership and under the coordination guidance of the FT peer Navigator.
Requirements
- GED or high school diploma.
- Personal experience with the child welfare and/or mental health system in the areas of navigating the educational, employment, wellbeing and housing systems and resources.
- Valid NYS Driver’s license.
- Reliable access to an insured vehicle.
- Basic understanding and computer literacy skills with Microsoft office such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Basic organizational skills.
- Strong oral communication skills.
- Experience and ability to foster community partnerships.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of culture, race and issues facing adolescents of color.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively use a multi-cultural approach in working with special needs youth.
- Embody a healing-based mindset and commit to practicing self-care strategies.
- Ability to work as a team member and independently.
- Actively participate in supervision.
- Ability to apply critical decision-making skills that promote Braveheart practices.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with youth and families.
- Ability to partner with professionals.
Responsibilities
- Provide support services to youth within the target population of child welfare impact.
- Use both lived and learned experience to nurture, develop and facilitate the activities of the Orange County Bravehearts movement both administratively and programmatically.
- Work in partnership with Orange County Department of Social Services.
- Coordinate a weekly schedule to attend individual mentoring sessions with youth participants.
- Facilitate group empowerment sessions.
- Coordinate weekend respite activities for youth.
- Help support the inclusion of authentic youth voices.
- Provide mentoring support to youth to help address their individual needs, concerns and goals.
- Meaningfully engage family and professional partners.
- Work in partnership and under the coordination guidance of the FT peer Navigator.
- Maintain communication logs and program data/documentation.
- Speak publicly and participate in training and community discussion spaces.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
