Parent to Parent Coordinator

Job Details

Job Location:

Sea Tac, WA 98198

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: None

Salary Range: $26.00 - $26.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Nonprofit - Social Services

The Arc of King County serves all people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) across the lifespan, from prenatal diagnosis through end-of-life care.

• Information and Family Support for individuals with IDD, their family members, and community;
• Supported Living Services for adults living in the community;
• Public Policy and Civic Engagement for people who want to ensure communities and public services work for people with IDD.

The Arc promotes and protects the human and civil rights of people with IDD, actively supporting their full inclusion so that they can live, learn, work, and play in the community - making the world a better place for us all.

For more information about the organization, visit our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Parent to Parent coordinators help families of youth with disabilities connect, support, and grow.

Duties include:

• Peer matching
• Emotional support
• Resource navigation

This position is full-time and non-exempt.

The Parent to Parent (P2P) coordinator is responsible for day-to-day operations of The Arc of King County’s P2P program. The P2P coordinator provides culturally responsive peer support to parents who have children up to age 21 with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD). Duties include hosting informal P2P support groups, meetings and program-related workshops/trainings, as well as some 1:1 information and referral and Helping Parent outreach activities.

This position must be filled by a parent or close family member of a person with a disability or special health care needs.

• Department:
  Outreach
• Supervisor:
  Multicultural Family Support Program Manager
• Other Key Relationships:
  Director of Information and Family Support, all members of The Arc’s Outreach and Advocacy Team

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of services and resources, including Early Supports for Infants and Toddlers, K-12 special education services, and long-term care waiver services through DHSH DDA.
• Accurately responds to and strives to resolve in a timely manner all information and referral questions and/or emotional support requests that come through in-person events or office visits, email, phone, and social media connections.
• Under supervision, coordinates the P2P program, which includes developing program plans and documenting program activities in order to ensure quality service delivery and achievement of program outcomes. Oversee moderation of The Arc of King County’s online Facebook P2P Groups and P2P Google Groups.
• Make program activities accessible to different cultural communities in terms of disability, language, culture, location, and other cultural considerations by utilizing The Arc of King County’s diverse staff, and/or interpreters (over the phone or in person).
• Program activities include but are not limited to:
  • Deliver Parent to Parent program essentials, including hosting at least one Helping Parent training per year, one IEP Parent Partner training per year, making and supporting IEP Parent Partner and Helping Parent matches, and attending regular P2P WA meetings and activities.
  • Provide emotional and peer support to parents of children with IDD and special healthcare needs.
  • Support and maintain a strong working relationship with the active Helping Parent and IEP Parent Partner pool of volunteers.
  • Coordinating P2P program-related workshops/trainings, social events, and informal support groups.
• Attend and host resource fairs, presentations, and…