The UCLA TIES for Families program at the Semel Institute is seeking a Peer Mentor to support foster and adoptive children, youth, and families through compassionate guidance and lived experience. TIES for Families is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to promoting the healthy growth, development, and well-being of children from birth through young adulthood who have experienced foster care and adoption.
Under the supervision of the Mentoring Program Manager, the Peer Mentor will provide encouragement, advocacy, and emotional support to clients through in-person meetings, phone, email, and virtual platforms. Serving as a trusted role model, the Peer Mentor will draw upon personal experience as either an adoptive parent or an individual with lived child welfare experience to help normalize the foster and adoptive journey, build resilience, and foster meaningful connections for children and families navigating transition and healing.
This is a limited role which may convert to career.
Hourly range: $26.42-$37.49
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