Overview
Youth Advocate CPS/Peer Support Jobs in Napa, California, USA at Ssyaf
Position: Â Youth Advocate, Napa CPS/Peer Support
Job Category:
Peer Support/Advocacy/Mentor
Requisition Number: RANYO
001526
Posted:
November 9, 2024
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Locations
Napa County CPS Office
Napa, CA 94558, USA
Description
*$1,000 Hiring Bonus, Additional $1,500 Spanish Speaking*
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Experience
All Youth Advocates will meet the following qualifications:
Experience as youth with a serious emotional disturbance receiving, or having previously received, services within the public systems, including: mental health, child welfare, or juvenile justice.
Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED required.
Basic knowledge of Public Mental Health/Child Welfare/Educationsystems, and the ability to advocate on behalf of clients in navigating and negotiating those systems.
Previous experience withadvocacy, outreach, and community resources preferred.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Position Specific
Youth Advocate I & II:
Program Intake– Youth Advocates participate at some level in the youth intake process, ensuring that youth are aware of how to accessadvocacyand support services from Youth Advocates.
Coaching and mentoring– Youth Advocates coach and educate youth to acquire greatercommunication, system navigation, and self-regulation skills that are geared to help them take more effective advantage of treatment while assuring that their personal goals and outcomes are met.
Outreach– Youth Advocates participate in CFT (Child and Family Team) meetings in family homes or in the community, assessing their strengths and challenges, providing parenting support, informing them about Stanford Sierra Youth & Families services, and linking them to community resources.
Participation in Family and Youth PartnershipWellnessand Position Specific Groups– With the use of lived/living experience, personalwellness, connection, and support is necessary. FYP position specific groups are peer-to-peer connection points that provide opportunities for partnership,problem solving, and community. FYPWellnessgroup is a mandatory requirement for those with lived/living experience to addresscompassionfatigue and barriers that may come up in the work as a peer.
Mutual Support andEducationGroups– Youth Advocates offer ongoingeducationand support Groups that bring families with similar challenges and concerns together.
Participation in Agency Wide Program Meetings, Family Team Meetings and Management Decisions– The voice and perspective of youth is crucial to the development of all agency decision-making, program development and treatment planning.
Staff Consultation and Training– Youth Advocates provide on-going feedback and training to staff on the importance of a youth’s voice and choice and cultural sensitivity in all aspects of their treatment planning.
Participation in the Hiring Process– Youth Advocates participate inthe interview processfor potential Stanford Sierra Youth & Families’ employees.
CommunityAdvocacy– Youth Advocates may participate in community trainings, work groups, planning committees, client treatment reviews, and task forces related to children’s mental health,advocacyand policy development.
Grievance and Complaint support– Youth Advocates assist parents, caregivers, and youth with the grievance and complaint process.
Agency Specific
Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of agency, while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics…
Title: Youth Advocate CPS/Peer Support
Company: Ssyaf
Location: Napa, California, USA
Category: Social Work, Non-Profit & Social Impact
