Youth Peer Advocate

Newburgh, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Location:Newburgh NY

Rate: $17.48/hr
M-F 40 hours flex

Seeking a 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.

a youth peer advocate is defined as someone between the ages of 18-30 years old with lived or shared experience

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

- Any other duties assigned

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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