Youth Peer Advocate
Vibrant Emotional Health•New York, NY
•$29 - $33•Hybrid
About The Position
Vibrant’s Family & Youth Peer Support Services are staffed by family advocates who have shared similar life experiences to other parents – including finding success in navigating the complexities of the child-serving system. Youth Peer Advocates youth maintain a strong focus on building other young people’s leadership skills and assisting youth to make a successful transition to adulthood.
Requirements
- The Youth Peer Advocate will be an individual 18 to 30 years old who has self-identified as a person who has first-hand experience with social, emotional, medical, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges, and has experience receiving mental health services and/or navigating other child-serving systems
- Demonstrates qualities of leadership, including knowledge of advocacy, and can positively reflect on and share his/her experiences with others
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Work flexible hours, as required
- Bilingual and bicultural candidates are encouraged to apply
- Candidates possessing exceptional skill but not all of the qualifications are also encouraged to apply
Responsibilities
- Work in collaboration with all Family Peer Advocates in engaging youth in planning their own care and having their voice heard
- Share personal knowledge and experiences about the youth serving system and resources available to youth
- Provide support to youth through one-to-one interactions as well as group interactions
- Provide support to youth at community meetings and other meetings as needed
- Provide public education about youth mental health issues
- Assist in the organization of social, recreational and educational activities for youth
- Assist in outreach activities
- Represent the interests of youth with emotional and behavioral challenges in a variety of public forums and advisory groups
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of the work completed with individuals and families
- Additional duties as assigned
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- supplemental income insurance
- employer paid disability insurance
- employer paid life insurance
- pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care
- 401K available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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