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Day Shift - 7.5 Hours (United States of America)
Richmond University Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Family Peer Advocate (FPA) to join our Perinatal & Early Childhood Mental Health program (P+ECMH) The Family Peer Advocate will draw on their lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver of a child with serious emotional and/or behavioral challenges to provide support, advocacy, and education to families. This role is essential to promoting family empowerment, engagement, and resiliency.
Responsibilities:
Provide advocacy, support, and education to families participating in the P+ECMH program.
Use lived experience to empower parents/caregivers and model resiliency and hope.
Assist families in navigating the mental health system and other child- and family-serving systems.
Facilitate parent support groups, family education sessions, and community engagement activities.
Promote quality services that enhance family voice and participation in care planning.
Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with program and regulatory standards.
Collaborate with program staff and treatment team members to ensure coordinated care.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Family Peer Advocate (FPA) credential required.
Must be the parent or primary caregiver of a child with serious emotional/behavioral challenges.
Experience navigating mental health and related child-serving systems required.
Previous experience in parent or group facilitation, advocacy, or community organization preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills, patience, and the ability to work with diverse families.
Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.
Basic computer skills helpful.
Salary: $22/hr - $26/hr; Grant Funded Program
Day Shift - 7.5 Hours
Mon-Fri, 9am -5pm
Employment Non-Discrimination: Richmond University Medical Center is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment and provides full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions and needs including lactation accommodations, physical or mental disability, age, immigration or citizenship status, veteran or active military status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
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Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC), an affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine, is a 470+ bed healthcare facility and teaching institution serving borough residents as a leader in the areas of acute, medical and surgical care, including emergency care, surgery, minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, gastroenterology, cardiology, pediatrics, podiatry, endocrinology, urology, oncology, orthopedics, neonatal intensive care and maternal health. The medical center earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for quality and patient safety.
RUMC is a Level 1 Trauma Center and a designated Stroke Center, receiving top national recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab has PCI capabilities for elective and emergent procedures in angioplasty. RUMC maintains a Wound Care/Hyperbaric Center and a Sleep Disorder Center on-site at its main campus. The hospital also offers behavioral health services, encompassing both inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents and adults, including emergent inpatient and mobile outreach units. RUMC is the only borough facility that offers inpatient psychiatric services for adolescents.
With over 2,500 employees, RUMC is one of the largest employers on Staten Island. Its main campus is located at 355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10310.
