Access-Supports for Living Careers

Description

Location:  Middletown, NY

Rate: $17.48/hr
$7,500 Sign On Bonus

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 youth’s 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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