What are the responsibilities and job description for the Spanish Mentor - Peer Mentor Program position at Postpartum Support International?
Company Description
Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 to increase awareness about the emotional changes during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. With members worldwide, including volunteer coordinators in the United States and 50 countries, PSI provides resources, education, and advocates for perinatal mental health.
Role Description
PSI has a new resource for parents struggling with perinatal mental health challenges—the Peer Mentor Program. This program pairs individuals in need of support with a trained volunteer who has also experienced and fully recovered from a Perinatal Mood Disorder (PMD). Establishing a one-to-one connection with someone who has journeyed through a PMD offers invaluable insight, encouragement, and hope.
Peers and Mentors build strong relationships that remove isolation, provides education, and breaks down stigma through weekly communication while in the program. Peers and Mentors are thoughtfully matched – perinatal experiences, family context and other individual nuances are all considered to create a safe peer-to-peer environment that fosters trust, support, and connection.
This is a volunteer remote role as a Spanish Mentor in the Peer Mentor Program at PSI Español. The Spanish Mentor will provide emotional support, guidance, and resources.
Qualifications
- Fluency in Spanish
- At least 1 year of completed recovery
- Passion for community work with parents
- Availability for virtual meetings
- Ability to create a safe and supportive virtual space
- Commitment of 30-60 minutes per day, once a week, for 4 months