Families Together Positions
Statewide Peer Support Positions
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Family Policy Advisors
Families Together in New York State (FTNYS), in partnership with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), is seeking to employ Family Policy Advisors at the state level to assist OCFS in developing policies and procedures that promote the voice of parents throughout the child welfare system.
Family Policy Advisors are parents with personal experience in navigating the child welfare system.
Locations: Long Island (Part-time), Syracuse, (Full-time)
Youth Systems Engagement Specialist
Families Together in New York State (FTNYS) is seeking a passionate individual with lived experience for a statewide role. Empower young people with lived experience in child-serving systems through advocacy, leadership development, and statewide youth engagement efforts.
Western Region
Spectrum Health & Human Services is hiring a Youth Peer Advocate! (full-time) Buffalo, NY
Spectrum Health & Human Services respectfully partners with adults, children, and families as they recover from behavioral, emotional, mental health and/or substance related disorders by offering individualized and meaningful opportunities of hope, empowerment and support to achieve self-defined improvements in their quality of life.
Youth Peer Advocates provide peer support to individuals with behavioral health issues who are enrolled in Spectrum Health & Human Services’ CCBHC who are between the ages of 18 and 30.
Applicants must possess a Youth Peer Advocate Credential.
Apply directly HERE
Community Missions is hiring Family Peer Advocates! (full-time and part-time)
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Family Peer Advocate to join our team in supporting families navigating challenges related to mental health, substance use, and other behavioral health issues. As a Family Peer Advocate, you will provide emotional support, guidance, and practical assistance to families, helping them access services and resources, and empowering them to advocate for themselves and their loved ones.
Apply directly at www.communitymissions.org
Mental Health Association of Rochester is hiring Family Peer Advocates!
Recovery Options Made Easy hiring Youth and Family Peer positions!
Recovery Options Made Easy, Inc., is a not-for-profit supported housing and community support services agency. As a peer-run organization, Recovery Options was developed and is operated by those who have lived through the recovery process. We’ve tailored our programs and services to directly benefit participants in mental health services. ROME is committed to decreasing stigma by increasing awareness of mental health and substance use through information, education, and advocacy. Our efforts are focused on participants, family members, community members, and mental health professionals in several counties across New York.
Explore Career Options at Career Opportunities – Recovery Options Made Easy careers
New Directions Youth & Family Services is hiring multiple positions!
Family Peer Recovery Advocate
Are you passionate about helping families in need? New Directions is hiring a Family Peer Recovery Advocate! You’ll support families with children facing substance use, behavioral, or emotional challenges, connect them to services, and lead support groups. If you have lived experience as a caregiver and a desire to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! This role offers flexibility and a chance to create real impact.
Youth Support Specialist
We are looking for applicants who know that making better life choices can be a slow and challenging process. Our ideal applicant will have the strength to say no when it’s needed, but know the importance of having a shoulder to cry on. Do you want a job that allows you to make a meaningful difference? Do you thrive in environments that require your full attention and real time creative solutions? If so, please consider joining our team as a Youth Support Specialist. This position works with young people who need consistency, compassion and guidance, as we help them build the skills to live productive and fulfilling lives.
Apply direct at https://www.fosteringgood.org/employment
Compeer Rochester is hiring Peer and Youth Engagement Specialist positions!
The Youth Engagement Specialist will work with individuals ages 5 to 21 with behavioral health challenges to reduce interpersonal/environmental barriers and improve functioning and integration within their family and community. Services are delivered face to face in 1:1 and group settings using person-centered, recovery-oriented interventions.
This person will serve as a peer mentor to youth, adults, and families with mental health and/or substance use disorders. The Peer Specialist will work with referred individuals on life skills, socialization, and other areas as needed to assist in mental health and substance use recovery.
Apply directly at https://www.compeerrochester.org/join-our-team
Hudson River Region
BHSN hiring a Family Peer Support Specialist!
As a Family Support Peer Specialist you are someone with “lived experience” who provides engagement and support in the community and/or office setting as a member of the clinic team including assisting with risk assessments, brief interventions, care management and follow up support post crisis or post appointment. At the discretion of the program director, may be assigned to train and supervise other staff as deemed appropriate. Expected to provide excellent patient care and compassion in every counter, aligned with the organizations core values.
Learn more and apply here: Career Center | Recruitment
Family Ties of Westchester hiring Family Peer Advocates!
Have you faced life’s challenges, overcome them and want to give back to your community? Your experience has power. Share it and help others like you be heard, supported, and empowered. We need people with strong, active voices. As Westchester’s only independent, family-run, peer support organization, we are dedicated to achieving equity and social change. We value your lived experience navigating service systems and your ability to advocate for yourself, family, and community.
Vanderheyden hiring a Family Peer Advocate!
The Family Peer Advocate provides an array of formal and informal activities and support to families caring for/ raising a child who is experiencing social, emotional, medical, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges in their home, school, placement, and/or community. Family Peer Support Services provides a structured, strength-based relationship between a Family Peer Advocate (FPA) and the parent/family member/caregiver for the benefit of the child/youth. Services are delivered in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner.
Click here for qualifications and instructions to apply today!
New York City Region
ACMH, Inc. hiring Young Adult Peer Advocates – Safe Options Support (SOS)!
Youth Community Outreach on the streets and places where unhoused young adults frequent; coordinating participants needs before and after move from street to home, enhancing their daily living skills, accompaniment to appointments, and advocating on their behalf when faced with discrimination or healthcare inequities.
Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or higher. New York State Certified Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) preferred or required Completion of an internship or comparable training in peer advocacy; experience in providing advocacy services to people who are mentally ill and/or homeless. Past or current participant of behavioral health, substance services or homeless services preferred.
Click here for qualifications and instructions to apply today!
Vibrant Emotional Health Hiring Bilingual (Cantonese or Mandarin) Family Peer Advocate!
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. Family Peer Advocates are committed to the well-being of all, demonstrate respect in every aspect of their work, and thrive in a collaborative team environment. They possess the skills to build and maintain strong relationships. For this role, being bilingual in Cantonese or Mandarin is a key qualification, enabling advocates to better serve a diverse community.
Saint Dominic’s Family Services hiring Youth and Family Peer Support Services Workers!
The Youth Peer Support Services Worker will be responsible for engaging youth and their families in order to assist them in identifying their needs as well as achieving their goals. The Youth Peer Support Services worker will be an integral part of the Children and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS) Program and will participate in supportive, recreational and educational activities offered to youth and families.
The Family Peer Support Service Worker assists the program in providing services to families in the areas where support and advocacy is needed, but do not require the full services of the Care Manager. Duties include escorting, advocacy, assisting families to access community resources, and family support. Accompany and transportation of children and families are essential components of the position.
To apply online, and to read the complete job description, please visit the agency website: www.sdfs.org/careers. Select desired work location; Rockland or Bronx. Please email mgabella@sdfs.org for additional information or assistance.
Peer Support positions at Families On The Move of NYC, Inc.!
FOTM employs approximately 25 people in 8 different programs throughout New York City and Westchester County, and provide training, consultation and technical assistance to other family support organizations throughout the New York City Metropolitan area. FOTM also offers, from time to time, a limited number of volunteer opportunities for members of the community looking for another way to get involved. Apply at https://fotmnyc.org/careers%2Fvolunteer
Central Region
No positions posted at this time.
Long Island
Lodestar Children’s Services hiring Youth Peer Advocate!
Lodestar Children’s Services is a nonprofit organization that provides one-on-one support to youth up to age 21 who are diagnosed with mental health challenges. Our mission is to empower young people by helping them build skills, confidence, and resilience through individualized care. We are dedicated to a strengths-based approach, empowering families to build on their strengths while supporting the youth’s social, emotional, and behavioral growth. Our work takes place directly in the home and community of clients and their families, where meaningful change happens.
A Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) is a young adult, between the ages of 18 and 30, who self-identifies as an individual with firsthand experience with emotional, behavioral challenges, or co-occurring disorders. YPAs use their lived experience to destigmatize mental health challenges and support recovery, resiliency, and wellness in the youth they work with.
Click here for job description and instructions to apply!
