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About the Role
The Youth ACT Team delivers intensive, coordinated, and individualized services to children and youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). The Family Peer Advocate (FPA) is an integral part of this team, providing support and guidance to caregivers based on personal lived experience. Services are delivered in a trauma-informed, culturally competent manner, emphasizing self-determination, choice, and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Engage caregivers in strategies to strengthen problem-solving skills, provide mentoring, explore community resources, and offer life skills support.
- Document progress and maintain permanent records according to agency policy and program guidance.
- Practice with a person-centered, trauma-informed philosophy aligned with GMH values.
- Help shape the team’s culture to promote person-centered, recovery-focused, strengths-based service delivery.
- Assist in family engagement and retention activities to promote optimum involvement with the team.
- Maintain appropriate professional standards.
- Adhere to all standards and guidelines established by applicable regulatory authorities.
- Participate in daily morning team meetings.
- Work a flexible schedule as required by the nature of the position.
- Perform other designated and related duties.
Requirements
- Must be a parent or caregiver who is raising or has raised a child with serious mental health concerns and is personally familiar with the associated challenges and available community resources for children and families.
- Must be eligible for the Family Peer Advocate Provisional Credential and willing to participate in training toward the Family Peer Advocate Professional Credential within required timeframes.
- Strong computer knowledge including typing, communication tools, scheduling tools, and web browsers.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and database management systems.
- Fluency in English (Reading, Writing, Speaking).
- Must be reliable, able to work independently, and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License and a driving record satisfactory to the insurance carrier.
- Must maintain current New York State Defensive Driving certification.
- Must be cleared and maintain clearance by applicable regulatory authorities.
- Legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Skills
- Knowledge of the signs of psychiatric crises
- Engagement skills
- De-escalation techniques
- Familiarity with and ability to use an Electronic Health Record system
- Experience understanding family systems based on diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Highly organized
- Detail-oriented
- Self-motivated
Location
- Tarrytown, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Mobile
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Not specified
Salary/Compensations
- $50,000
Benefits
- 403(b) with employer contribution after 1 year of service
- Flexible Work Arrangements (subject to business needs, including hybrid options)
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 15 days of paid time off per year
- 12 days of paid sick time per year
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Professional Development opportunities (advancement, training, support for certifications and continuing education)
- Free EAP services
- Employee discounts (travel, hotels, movie tickets, theme parks, services, electronics, auto, shopping, and more)
- Gym reimbursement through employer's medical insurance carrier
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility
- Retention bonus of $2,000 after six months of employment
About the Company
- Greater Mental Health of New York promotes mental wellness through advocacy, community education, and direct services.
- We empower individuals and families on their unique journeys to recovery, honoring their rights to self-determination, choice, and collaboration.
- Utilizing evidence-based practices and a focus on trauma-responsive care, our dedicated team provides comprehensive services and fosters independence and resilience.
- We serve thousands and are passionate about making a difference in mental health and creating brighter futures for individuals and families throughout the Lower Hudson Valley region.
Equal Opportunity
- Greater Mental Health of New York is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
- Greater Mental Health of New York is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
- To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department.