Youth Peer Advocate at Liberty Resources in Fulton, NY

Youth Peer Advocate Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care is seeking a Youth Peer Advocate to support our growth and expansion.                                                                $6,000 Sign On Bonus! Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes. What We Offer: • A Collaborative and Supportive Team Atmosphere • Competitive Compensation and Paid Time Off Package • Family-Friendly Workplace • Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan • Continuing Education Opportunities   Youth Act Peer Advocate Position Summary:     The Youth Assertive Community Treatment (Youth ACT) Peer Advocate provides mentorship, advocacy, and recovery-oriented support to youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and their families, using lived experience to promote engagement, self-advocacy, and community integration. As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Peer Advocate delivers family-driven, youth-guided, trauma-informed services in home, school, and community settings in accordance with New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Youth ACT guidelines. Youth Act Peer Advocate Job Responsibilities: • Provide peer support, mentorship, advocacy, and engagement services to youth and families using recovery-oriented, strength-based approaches that promote resilience, self-advocacy, and family involvement. • Assist youth and caregivers in navigating behavioral health, educational, social service, and community support systems while connecting them to resources and natural supports. • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Youth ACT team, community providers, and child-serving systems to support coordinated care, individualized treatment goals, and successful transitions across levels of care. • Deliver outreach, engagement, and peer support services in home, school, and community settings while participating in crisis support, stabilization, and community integration efforts. • Maintain timely, accurate documentation and participate in team meetings, supervision, required trainings, quality improvement, and fidelity monitoring activities. • Maintain confidentiality and compliance with OMH regulations, agency policies, ethical and professional standards, and perform other duties as assigned. Youth Act Peer Advocate Qualifications: • High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate's or bachelor's degree in Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Education, or a related field preferred. • Must qualify as a Youth Peer Advocate by either having lived experience supporting a child, youth, or family member with behavioral health challenges, or being 18–30 years old with self-identified lived experience of mental health and/or co-occurring behavioral health challenges and be a Credentialed Family Peer Advocate (FPA), Youth Peer Advocate (YPA), or eligible to obtain required credentialing. • Minimum of one year of experience supporting children, adolescents, and families with behavioral health needs; experience in community-based services, Youth ACT, or similar programs preferred. • Current CANS-NY certification (or ability to obtain), completion of required OMH Youth ACT trainings, and knowledge of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, family-driven, and youth-guided care principles. • Strong communication, advocacy, relationship-building, organizational, and documentation skills, with proficiency in electronic health records, Microsoft Office 365, and the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. • Valid New York State driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel throughout the community while maintaining professionalism, confidentiality, and cultural responsiveness. Salary: $50,000 Annually  #INDIHC4 Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws. Welcome to Wholehearted Health! Liberty Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer.