Youth Peer Advocate-Per Diem
Youth Peer Advocate-Per Diem
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Location:Middletown NY
Per Diem
Rate: $17.48/hr
This position services Orange and Sullivan County
Seeking a PER DIEM Youth Peer Advocate (aged 18-30) with lived experience with a mental health challenge who is willing and able to share that experience and has the ability to be trained and certified in NYS as a Youth Peer Advocate.
Job Description:
In this role you will:
- Share your lived experiences to support the youth in the program
- Work together with providers including Care Coordinators and Family Partners
- Provide services in the form of direct support information sharing and skill building.
- Provide youth perspective to professionals and community stakeholders.
- Coach educate support encourage youth to use their voice and make informed choices.
- Increase youth self-empowerment and advocacy skills.
- Mediate facilitate or bridge between youth and agencies.
- Ensure youth point of view is heard.
- Educate others on significance of youth voice and choice.
- Serve as spokesperson if the youth requests.
- Work within different programs depending on the youth
- Work within ASFL Urgent Care
- Keep timely and accurate notes including using an electronic health record system
- Manage youths files and keep track of paperwork
- Responsible for any daily or monthly reports
- Assist youth in:
- Building their team
- Identifying natural supports
- Connecting to informal supports
- Collaborating with the team
- Discovering their own strengths
- Ensuring the plan of care is customized and individualized
- Understanding assessment results
- Defining what success looks like for the youth and their family
- Resolving conflicts
- Integrating into community school and family
- Achieving successful independent living options (youth18 and over)
- Obtaining employment
- Transitioning into adulthood
- Navigating the public human services system
- Qualifications:
- Demonstrated direct experience with their own mental health challenges
- Ability to work as a team player with other providers as well as independently
- Ability to work with a variety of agencies/organizations/schools
- Must be organized and able to prioritize
- Have good organization writing and telephone skills
- Willingness to participate in ongoing training
- Good communication and active listening skills
- Ability to become a NYS Certified Peer Specialist & a Credentialed Youth Peer Advocate(Note: These certifications require you be between the ages of 18-30)
- Ability to have a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends
ALL POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND FINGERPRINTING AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT CHECK.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
