Career Opportunities

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate as a full member of the SOC (System of Care) Task Force to accomplish goals and objectives of the SOC Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreement.
• Promote the mission and vision of the SOC values and principles of family-driven care.
• Support and facilitate families to be engaged in all aspects of the SOC at all levels, including planning, designing, and implementation of Parent Peer Support groups and a Parent Advisory Council.
• Inform the SOC about barriers families may be encountering related to effective engagement, implementation of the SOC services, supports, and/or resources.
• Maintain a caseload of parents/caregivers of SOC youth requesting additional support by helping to develop/achieve family-driven goals, and/or get connect to other community resources and services.
• Utilize agency’s electronic health record to enter documentation, data collected, and other pertinent client information.
• Provide training, support, resources, mentoring and any other assistance families may need for fully integrating into the SOC efforts and in leadership roles.
• Develop and/or facilitate opportunities for families to cultivate leadership skills, understand how to participate in decision-making bodies, and empower families to become involved at all levels of the SOC including design, implementation, evaluation, outreach, service delivery and continuous quality improvement.
• Participate in and support family member involvement and sharing of their expertise in training programs, task forces and committees at a local, state and/or national level that enhance the implementation of SOC for families and youth.
• Work collaboratively with SOC Project Director, SOC Program Supervisor, SOC Task Force to support the development and implementation of a sustainability plan to continue family involvement, leadership and the roles developed as part of the SOC efforts beyond the life of the grant.
• Support SOC initiative through conducting regular community outreach within the community, typically occurring in the evenings and/or on weekends.
• Participate in regular community meetings as assigned, including children’s SPOA, Herkimer County Suicide Prevention Coalition, etc.
• Attend annual SAMHSA SOC conference in person, as well as other overnight conferences and trainings when necessary.
• Complete data collection tool requirements in accordance with the agency and SAMHSA, including but not limited to: Family Needs and Strengths (FANS) National Outcome Measures (NOMs), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Ask Suicide Questions (ASQ), Child Trauma Screen (CTS), and Results Based Accountability (RBA).
• Support SOC Child and Family Team with completing program intakes and reassessments, as requested.
• Additional duties may be assigned, on an as needed basis.

Education/Experience

• Associate Degree in Human Services, Psychology or related field (Bachelor’s Degree preferred) and 3 years of community building, leadership experience within a nonprofit setting required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Credentialed Family Peer Advocate, preferred. Required to complete the Family Peer Advocate credentialing process within 12 months of hire.
• The applicant must: demonstrate ‘lived experience’ as the parent or primary caregiver who has navigated multiple child serving systems on behalf of their child(ren) with social, emotional, developmental, health, behavioral, and/or addiction needs. The candidate must be willing and able to disclose their lived experience.
• A valid NYS Driver's License is required, as employee will be traveling to and from family homes.