Job Offer: Family Peer

Schenectady, NY

Family Peer

POSITION OVERVIEW

Family Peer

Do you love working with kids?Do you want to work with a great team that shares your passion?
A prosperous candidate for this job offer would be a creative and enthusiastic individual who is committed to helping children with emotional and mental health challenges through support and advocacy with parents and caregivers. The function requires local travel to provide home and community-located work with caregivers in their communities providing a core of services to ensure success. This includes the services of Peer Support and Caregiver/Family Advocacy and Support.
Northern Rivers is seeking a Family Peer to work with families in Schenectady, Albany and Saratoga Counties. Family Peers have identified lived practice as a caregiver or parent of a youth with behavioral health, mental health, substance abuse, or other special needs.

Essential tasks and Responsibilities

»Providing support, advocacy and resources to parents located on the child's needs as identified in the Treatment Plan;

»Coordinating with the caregiver on the scheduling and provision of services;

»Working with family members to identify goals and objectives of treatment;

»Facilitating service provision and attending significant meetings as required;

»Completing all documentation as required.

Education and/or practice

»Family Peers have identified lived practice.

»Provisional Family Peer Credential required, with Professional Family Peer Credential to be obtained within 18 months.

»Minimum of HS Diploma or equivalency.

»Valid NYS Driver's License required

Benefits of a FT Community Service Provider with Northern Rivers Family of Services:

» Flexibility of schedule- -Opportunity for flexible hybrid schedule. Administrative tasks may be completed remotely.

»Mileage Reimbursement

»The benefit of FREE continuing education through our Sidney Albert Training Institute (SATRI), which is recognized as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Social Workers and Licensed Mental Health Counselor

»Employment Assistance Program (EAP)

»Health Insurance including vision and dental/Telemedicine Program

»Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)and Sick Leave

» Student Loan Repayment program

»NBT Wealth Management 401(k) program

ABOUT NORTHERN RIVERS

Posted 2026-03-10

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