Families Together Positions
Family Workforce Development Coordinator
Families Together in NYS, Inc. is accepting applications for a Family Workforce Development Coordinator to join the growing Training & Workforce Development Department! Apply your skills and passion as an experienced Family Peer Advocate to represent/support the voice of families and needs of FPAs across the state.
Location: remote, statewide position; some travel required
Youth Public Policy Coordinator
Families Together in New York State (FTNYS), is accepting applications for a Youth Public Policy Coordinator to join the Public Policy Department! The Youth Public Policy Coordinator collaborates with the policy director to assist and execute the policy departments efforts to mobilize, organize and empower the statewide network of impacted families, young people and providers to advocate collectively for systems change; facilitates feedback exchanges between people with lived experience, providers coalitions, state and county agencies, state legislature, elected officials and the public; identifies systemic challenges, analyzes relevant state legislations and regulations, and develops policy platforms; provides youth voice perspective through public testimony, governmental meetings, coalitions, and public affairs.
Location: remote, statewide position; some travel required (Full-Time)
(Full-time),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
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 Parenting Support Specialists!
Do you have experience helping your child (or a child you helped raise) that has been diagnosed with a mental health or behavioral concern? Did you use different services to help that child? Did you know there is a position that would pay you to help others like you helped your child?
POSITION SUMMARY: The Parent Support Specialist directly impacts families by teaching effective parenting techniques, managing cases, and assisting during crises. Engage with up to 13 families, providing weekly supervised visits and tailored support. Your responsibilities will encompass evaluating family needs, crafting future plans, educating in essential skills, connecting with other service professionals, and maintaining detailed records in alignment with our agency’s guidelines. We’re looking for someone with excellent social skills, who would like a flexible schedule and wants. to be a part of a team that makes a real difference in the community!
Click here to learn more and apply!
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 Services of Westchester hiring Certified Peer Counselor!
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.
Cove Care Center hiring Youth Peer Advocates!
Youth Peer Support and Training services are formal and informal services and supports provided to youth, who are experiencing social, medical, emotional, developmental, substance use, and/or behavioral health 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 ongoing implementation and reinforcement of skills. Services are delivered in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner. Read more
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
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 Peer Advocate and Peer Specialist!
Family Peer Advocate, Child Mobile Crisis Team, Bronx and Brooklyn, one full-time vacancy per location, Sign On Bonus available!
Peer Specialist, Intensive Mobile Treatment, Manhattan and Queens, full time vacancies per borough, Sign On Bonus available!
Peer Specialist Liaison, Intensive Mobile Treatment, office location Brooklyn, full time vacancy, Sign On Bonus available!
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
NYS Office of Children & Family Services hiring Peer Specialist!
DJJOY Peer Specialists serve and assist parents of DJJOY youth and build a stream of support both through their relationship with them and by connecting parents to other parents. Isolation due to the stigma of having a justice-involved child is one of the biggest challenges for parents of placed youth. Peer Specialists will serve to relieve that burden. Their ability to understand, first hand, what a parent is facing is critical. Therefore the DJJOY Peer Specialists will be required to have experience of having a juvenile justice involved child. The circumstance of being the parent of a child who was or is in the system is a critical point of connection for the parents being supported.
Apply at https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=174970
