Family Peer Support Worker

Job description

Family Peer Support Worker
Full Time| Days

Pay begins at $19.09/hour
*Eligible for Bilingual Pay Differential

All Faiths Children’s Advocacy Center (AFCAC) is currently seeking a Family Peer Support Worker to join our team and help children and families thrive! AFCAC are the only Children’s Advocacy Center in Albuquerque, working as trusted advocates for children and families affected by trauma.

The ideal candidate will share Our Mission: We are the trusted advocates for children and families affected by trauma.

As we look ahead to 2025, we are on a transformative journey. Our center is taking immense pride in integrating the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. This transition underscores our commitment to pioneering care within our community.

The CCBHC model extends beyond a framework—it embodies opportunity. It propels centers like ours to expand our care, identify and cater to individuals who frequently go unnoticed. Through innovative, evidence-based therapy and community partnerships, our mission is not only to bridge service gaps but to challenge and reduce health disparities.

By joining our team during this pivotal moment, you will:

• Be at the heart of a community-centric approach to mental health.
• Engage in evidence-based interventions, advocating for holistic care and collaboration.
• Play a crucial role in a team that is dedicated to reshaping care and ensuring a lasting, positive imprint on our community’s well-being.

Are you ready to be part of a transformative movement?

Application Process:

*Please include most up to date resume
*Please include a cover letter describing your lived experience as a parent/primary caregiver to your child(ren) and/or youth, navigating the child serving systems stated below.
*Must possess a Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) certification in New Mexico state.

Required:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
• HS Diploma/GED Equivalent
• Must possess a Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) certification in New Mexico state.
• Experience with and understanding of child serving systems such as mental health services, special education, juvenile justice and child protective services

What will I do as a Family Peer Support Worker with All Faith’s?

The Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) is an individual who self-identifies as a parent/primary caregiver who has navigated child-serving systems such as mental health services, special education, juvenile justice, or child protective services on behalf of their child. The FPSW can offer unique expertise and experience based on their own experience navigating this child serving systems.

• We promote parent, legal guardian, and other primary caregiver participation in meetings and other activities.
• We support parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers to build skills and self-efficacy by modeling effective personal interactions.
• We assist parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers in identifying their strengths and resiliencies in order to effectively articulate those strengths and prioritize their needs. We also assist parents in crisis response and stabilization as needed.
• We advise parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers in identifying community and natural resources. This also includes in identifying and engaging advocates and supporters as part of their team
• We teach parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers how to effectively navigate complex service delivery systems including:
• - juvenile justice-child protective services,-education-physical health-behavioral health-and others.
• We encourage parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers to access services and supports the family in overcoming access barriers when needed.
• We empower parents, legal guardians, and other primary caregivers to effectively build upon their child’s strengths through role-modeling of persuasive self-advocacy skills and facilitating collaborative working relationships with professionals.

What makes All Faith’s unique?

At All Faith’s Children’s Advocacy Center, we work in a variety of mediums for the treatment of families, children and their caregivers who are struggling due to issues of divorce, homelessness, child abuse/neglect, family violence or other crises.

The Children’s Safehouse provides age-appropriate, legally defensible forensic interviews for children 2-18 years of age and developmentally disabled adults who have been the alleged victim of sexual or physical abuse, or who have witnessed a violent crime. Family advocates work closely with the alleged victim’s guardian to ensure that they are provided resources and follow-up care, such as medical attention, and therapy.

Our Family Wellness refers to a variety of services offered to children and their families to help them navigate the complex system of supports needed on the journey to healing and recovery.

All Faiths Adoption Services works to help children find permanent, loving, and safe homes within a family. We work with birth families to provide comprehensive pregnancy options counseling and with prospective adoptive families for adoptions within New Mexico and between states.

The New Mexico FIESTA Project focuses on creating a support system for adoptive families through networking events, trainings, and connections to resources.

The Home Visiting Program contracts with the New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD) to provide detailed assessments and recommendations for licensure for both prospective foster families and CYFD adoptive families throughout the state of New Mexico.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities preferred to perform:

• Must possess a Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW) certification in New Mexico state.
• Parent or other family member of a child or youth who has received a diagnosis of Serious Emotional Disturbance and/or has received mental health and/or substance use treatment and support services.
• Ability to manage your own well being
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and relational skills
• Ability to function as a team member, with initiative and flexibility.
• Organizational skills, with good attention to details and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and discretion as to how multiple responsibilities should be handled.
• Computer literacy and solid computer skills.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to drive for work-related tasks.

Bilingual skills are highly desirable.

All Faith’s Children’s Advocacy Center cares for our Staff by offering many competitive and generous benefits and perks including:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending (FSA)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matched savings
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees
• 3 PTO banks
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 2 Paid Wellness Holidays available
• Opportunity to make a positive impact on individuals & the community.

All Faiths Children’s Advocacy Center (AFCAC) is committed to providing an equal opportunity in our employment practices to all qualified applicants and employees, without regard to race, age, national origin, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ancestry, familial status, citizenship, national origin, physical/mental disability (or perceived disability), serious medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All Faiths Children’s Advocacy Center (AFCAC) conforms to the spirit as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Learn more about us at: www.allfaiths.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.09 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Please briefly explain your lived experience navigating child-serving systems such as mental health services, behavioral health systems, special education, juvenile justice, or child protective services on behalf of your child:

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• "lived experience" navigating child serving systems: 1 year (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• NM Family Peer Support Worker Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Albuquerque, NM 87110: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19