Family Peer Coach

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The position involves providing support to incarcerated individuals and their families by practicing the Family Peer Advocacy model, implementing evidence-based parenting programs, becoming accredited in specific family programming, and adhering to OASAS prevention guidelines. It also includes fostering effective parent-professional partnerships, developing community presentations, attending mandatory training and conferences, and compiling program data for reporting. The role requires assisting in strategic planning, building collaborative partnerships with various agencies, and traveling within Oneida County.

Familiarity with community agencies and supportive services is essential. Training will be provided.

• Help families and individuals identify goals and track progress through the Family Peer Advocacy model.
• Participate as the FPA in specific evidence-based treatment models
• Initiate and support parent support and skills groups
• Help families learn about special education services, procedures, and rights
• Facilitate effective family-provider partnerships
• Provide support to incarcerated individuals and their families through the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs, including Parenting Inside Out, Active Parenting, Active Parenting of Teens, and Strengthening Families
• Becoming accredited in specific evidence-based family programming.
• Must adhere to OASAS prevention guidelines with programming.
• Foster effective parent-professional partnership and promote the practice of family-driven and youth-guided approaches.
• Develop and provide community presentations as requested.
• Will attend mandatory prevention and family programming trainings, workshops, and conferences.
• Compile program data for local and state reporting requirements for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Assist in strategic planning and development and following work plan.
• Assist with completion of programming related to the work plan.
• Build collaborative partnerships with local, regional and state agencies.
• Travel required within Oneida County.
• Become familiar and well versed in community agencies and supportive services.
• Perform other duties as requested.