PT Family Advocate - Peds - Naples
Listed on 2025-12-14
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Healthcare
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Mental Health, Community Health
Location: Golisano Pediatric Specialties and Urgent Care - Naples
-3361 Pine Ridge Road Naples FL 34109
Department: GCHSWF Pediatric Specialists - Collier Clinic
Work Type: Part Time
Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 5:00:00 PM, 8 hours per day, 3 days a week (M, W, F or M, T, W)
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate: $21.01 - $24.69 / hour
SummaryAre you a passionate advocate with personal experience supporting a loved one with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Join our team as a Family Advocate and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. In this rewarding role, you’ll provide peer mentoring and guidance to families navigating the system of care. By building trusting relationships, you will help identify challenges, reduce barriers to treatment, and connect families to essential emotional, financial, and community resources.
As a Family Advocate, you’ll empower patients and their families to become confident, informed, and independent by sharing tools, strategies, and support grounded in real-life experience. Your insight and empathy will be key to helping others successfully access services and build a stronger foundation for the future.
Requirements Educational Requirements- Associates degree (preferred)
- 5 years of experience (required)
- Clinical background as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant, or an Associates degree is required.
- At least 5 years of lived experience as a relative (parent, caregiver, sibling, or other immediate family member) of an adult or child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Certified Parent Support Provider through The Federation for Childrens Mental Health (preferred).
- Ability to articulate and model lessons learned from lived experience (required).
- Valid FL Drivers License (required)
- No specific certifications or registrations listed.
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