Family Peer Support Specialist - Field - Jefferson County, KY
Core
Provides direct Family Peer Support services to member's guardians, caregivers, and care teams, offering guidance based on lived experience with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disabilities.
Role type
Family Peer Support Specialist
Builds
Support services for youth family members and guardians navigating child serving agencies
Domain
Mental health and substance use support
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Lived experience as a parent or family member with a youth in care, experience receiving services from a child serving agency, ability to travel up to 33% of the time
Preferred skills
Experience with youth in child justice and welfare systems, leadership experience, critical thinking, organizational skills, de-escalation techniques
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide direct support to guardians and care teams, guide SKY initiatives, engage with child serving agencies
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on support role