Peer Support Specialist-Foster Care
Core
Field-based peer support specialist who engages community partners, builds strategy with local stakeholders, and supports care coordination teams for foster care members and caregivers.
Role type
Field-based peer support specialist
Builds
Peer support programs and referral pathways for foster care members and caregivers
Domain
Healthcare / Social Services / Foster Care
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Community partner engagement, stakeholder relationship building, care coordination support, program strategy development
Preferred skills
Lived experience in foster care or similar challenges, Peer Support Certification, strong verbal and written communication, ability to build respectful relationships across disabilities and health conditions, team collaboration
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Identify opportunities for engagement of members and their caregivers and families to share with care management team; Partners with peer support services in the community to create referral pathways and links members to appropriate community peer support services; Support care manager as they advocate for foster parents and other caregivers, addressing their needs or challenges with various agencies and systems; Develop strategy for peer support programs.