Youth Peer Advocate

Liberty Resources / Liberty POST•Syracuse, NY

6h•$50,000 - $55,000

About The Position

Youth Peer Advocates are individuals between 18-30 years of age who self-identify as a person with first-hand experience with social, emotional, medical, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges as a young person or have received services in a child-serving system. The Youth Peer Advocate provides formal and informal services and supports provided to youth who are experiencing social, medical, emotional, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges in their home, school, placement and/or community centered services. Support is intended to ensure engagement and active participation of the youth in the treatment planning process and with the ongoing implementation and reinforcement of skills.

Requirements

New York State Credentialed Youth Peer Advocate
High School Diploma or High School Equivalency
Demonstrate lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver who has navigated multiple child serving systems on behalf of their child(ren) with social, emotional, developmental, health and/or behavioral healthcare needs

Responsibilities

Drawing on knowledge and skills acquired from personal experience, provide one-to-one supportive services to children and families both on site and in the community
Promote wellness through modeling; provide mutual support, hope, reassurance and advocacy through the sharing of one’s own personal recovery/resiliency story
Act as a peer partner in transitioning to different levels of care and into adulthood
Coordinate and collaborate with the organizations care and patient navigators.
Assist as needed with the collection of Quality of Care monitoring
Complete necessary documentation including assessment, progress notes, and care plans as applicable and in accordance with program and agency standards.
Provide skill building, coaching, engagement, bridging, and self advocacy to youth served through the clinic in the setting that is most likely to yield positive results, including in the community.
Facilitate or arrange youth peer resiliency/recovery support groups
Connect youth to community resources and services; accompany youth to appointments and meetings for the purpose of mentoring and support, but not for the sole purpose of transportation
Participate as an active member within an interdisciplinary team and provide input into the creation of a comprehensive care plan.
Attend and participate in individual and group supervision, staff meetings, training sessions and professional development opportunities as required. Maintain required program certifications as applicable
Acknowledges personal biases and prevents these from interfering with the delivery of quality care to persons of differing beliefs and lifestyles
Identify and report on incidents as required by Liberty Resources and as required by oversight agencies and/or funders.
Values service, excellence, and responsibility, seeing opportunity where others see barriers to success. We strive to create and sustain an inclusive environment where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging
Be familiar with and carry out agency policies and procedures.
As applicable, use personal vehicle to travel to and from appointments.
Handle emergency situations which may require flexibility of time and area of assignment.
Perform other duties, responsibilities and related tasks as assigned.