Peer Support Specialist

About the Role

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is seeking a Parent/Caregiver Partner, also known as a Peer Mentor, to join the East Bay Wrap program. This role is designed to support youth and their families through evidence-based, family-centered, culturally responsive, and community-based wraparound services for children and youth ages 6-22 and their parents/caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct care and engagement for youth, young adults, and/or families in community, home, or school settings.
• Offer hope, one-on-one support, and mentorship by sharing personal experience with recovery/resilience and expertise in navigating systems and programs.
• Support and implement the recovery/resilience/wraparound philosophy, utilizing an individualized, strengths-based, culturally competent, and family-centered approach.
• Collaborate with other program staff and the assigned Team to provide therapeutic care.
• Document patterns of behavior and incidents.
• Participate in training and supervisory meetings.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation.
• Clean driving record.
• Current CA Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 10 days after hire.
• Access to dependable transportation and personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as a consumer of services: social services, mental health, residential treatment or group home placements, foster care services, wraparound services, community resources, and educational services for youth with special needs.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques aligned with a trauma-informed care model for participants in crisis.
• Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families.
• CMPSS certified or able to obtain certification within one (1) year of hire.
• Preferred: Fluency in both English and Spanish, with the ability to provide services and support in Spanish.
• Prior youth/family advocacy experience is desirable.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $20.89 - $26.66 per hour.
• 5% extra pay increase with a Peer Mentor/Specialist certification.
• Additional 9% bilingual stipend available for qualified employees delivering services in Spanish.
• 21 PTO Days per year.
• 9 Nationally Observed Holidays.
• 401k matching up to 6%.
• Up to $10,000 in the Degree Assistance Program.
• Affordable monthly health care premiums.