Families Together Positions
Family Policy Advisor
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)
Statewide Peer Support Positions
Post your agency employment opportunities with us! Email info@ftnys.org with a detailed description, application instructions (including deadline), contact person, website link and logo, if applicable.
Western Region
Recovery Options Made Easy hiring Youth and Family Peer positions!
The INSET Family Liaison functions as an advocate and offers support of INSET participant and/or their family (of choice) if indicated by the participant. The Family Liaison will offer services such as advocacy, connecting families with services and referral, and one-on-one support that reflects the rights of self-determination, choice, shared decision-making, and collaboration from a trauma-informed and culturally curious framework. A flexible schedule and on call hours are required.
Youth Peer Support (YPA) services are 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. These services provide the training and support necessary to ensure engagement and active participation of the youth in the treatment planning process and with the on-going implementation and reinforcement of skills. Services are delivered in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner. The YPA will provide structured, scheduled activities that emphasize the opportunity for the youth to expand the skills and strategies necessary to move forward in meeting their personal, individualized goals, develop self-advocacy skills and to support their transition into adulthood.
Hillside Children’s Center recruiting for several YPA and FPA positions!
Are you looking for a career as a Youth Peer Advocate? Do you have personal life experience in
the child serving systems (juvenile justice, mental health, child welfare, and/or education) and the
ability to positively and appropriately self-disclose regarding that experience? Now is your chance
to give back and become a positive role model, mentor, and advocate to youth and young adults
currently receiving services! Several locations available.
Review qualifications and apply online here.
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
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
Cardinal McCloskey Community Services hiring Family Peer Advocate!
Join a Team Where your Work Truly Makes a Difference. At CMCS (Cardinal McCloskey Community Services), our mission is to protect, empower and promote independence for at-risk children and families and those with developmental disabilities through quality community based services.
As a Family Peer Advocate, you will play an important role in the lives of the people we support. A Family Peer Advocate in a mental health clinic provides personalized support and advocacy to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, leveraging their own lived experiences with mental illness to offer guidance, encouragement, and practical assistance in navigating treatment, recovery, and community resources, acting as a relatable role model and champion for their peers throughout the recovery process.
Click here for qualifications and instructions to apply today!
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!
Youth Action YouthBuild Hiring Family Peer Advocate and Peer Advocate Supervisor!
Youth Action YouthBuild East Harlem (YAYB) is committed to helping low income New Yorkers become dedicated, responsible, educated, accountable, motivated and self-sufficient, by assisting them in obtaining their HSE’s, obtaining post-secondary education, gaining industry credentials, securing sustainable employment and sustainable rental housing in the East Harlem area.
Family Peer Advocate will have first-hand experience as the primary care-taker of a child with social, emotional, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral challenges and is trained and credentialed to provide the support services above or complete credentialing within 18 months.
Part time supervisor to oversee the successful implementation of the Family Youth Peer Support (FYPS) program at YAYB. FYPS is a comprehensive initiative funded by The Department of Mental Health &Hygiene, dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by families and youth experiencing socio-economic difficulties. FYPS’s primary objective is to provide wraparound services, support, referrals, and workshops to those in need. The Program Supervisor oversees the Family Peer Advocate (FPA) and Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) assigned at Youth Action YouthBuild and coordinates with the lead site, University Settlement.
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.
VNS Health (formally VNSNY) Hiring Family Advocates-Children Mobile Crisis Team!
VNS Health Family Advocates embody our core values of Empathy, Integrity, and Agility by helping children and their families access life changing resources whether it’s basic needs of housing and public assistance or community resource programs that support social emotional wellbeing. This role draws on lived experience to guide others through challenging times. Family Advocates are trusted navigators of complex systems that help VNS Health clients live and heal at home surrounded by their family and community.
Visit Careers – VNS Health to view all job descriptions or contact Keith Peters in Human Resources at keith.peters@vnsny.org to apply.
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
Sunshine Care Network Hiring Youth Peer Advocates! (part-time)
Sunshine Care Network, a division of Clinical Staffing Resources, is seeking Youth Peer Advocates for work in the five boroughs of NY as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties!
Link to apply:
https://www.clinicalstaffingresources.com/healthcare-staffing-apply-now/ny-job-openings
