Family Peer Advocate- Youth ACT Team

Position: Family Peer Advocate- Youth ACT Team *NEW*

For more than 50 years, Hope For Youth has provided services for children, youth and families, spanning a continuum of care from out‑patient, clinical and preventive services, to foster care, diagnostic and emergency residential services. The organization works with children as young as birth through 21 across the Long Island region.

We are also honored to announce that the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island (HIA‑LI) has recognized HFY with their Not‑For Profit Business Excellence Award for 2025!

Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a program licensed by the NY State Office of Mental Health and designed to address the significant needs of children ages 10 up to 21, who are at risk of entering, or are returning home from high intensity services, such as inpatient settings or residential services, using a multi‑disciplinary team. Children with significant psychiatric needs, who are at risk of institutional level of care, require intensive interventions to adequately support the child and family's complex needs, to avoid high end services or facilitate and support a successful transition back to community.

To

be a successful Family Peer Advocate you must be ready, willing, and able to do the following always:

Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in program practice guide and employee manual

Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct

Work within an interdisciplinary team to assist client in their overall functioning and achieve desired outcomes

Provide rehabilitative support services through an array of formal and non‑formal services to the parent, family member or caregiver for the benefit of the child/youth.

Assist families with developing community connections and natural supports to enhance the quality of life by integration and supports for families in their own communities, as well as helping the family to rediscover and reconnect to natural supports already present in their lives

Helping the family learn and practice strategies to support their child's positive behavior, assisting the family to implement strategies by clinicians, providing individual or group parent skill development related to the behavioral health needs of the child (i.e., training on special needs parenting skills).

Attend trainings and professional development as assigned

Attend daily team meetings and family meetings as assigned

Apply agency‑identified Evidence Based Interventions best suited to meet the client's needs

Provide transportation for client to their service location as necessary

Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope For Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

How you will generally spend your time in this job:

60% Direct family therapeutic contact including transportation

20% Case documentation, reports, case related meetings

20% Staff/team meetings/supervision/training

To qualify for this job you need to have at minimum:

Family Peer Advocate Credential or willingness to obtain the credential within a set timeframe

Lived experience as a parent or caregiver to a child with mental health diagnosis

Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office Suite, and experience working with EHRs

High school Diploma or GED

Valid NYS driver's license in good standing

Physical Requirements:

read/write reports and log entries, walking/standing/sitting for prolonged periods, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, repetitive wrist/finger movements, driving own vehicle

This Opportunity is being offered as Full Time, 35 hour work week (flexible hours)

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please include a resume, cover letter and salary requirements.

All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to:
Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, for some roles, and a physical exam. Hope For Youth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout…