Youth Peer Advocate - CFT20 - Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM

Position Summary

The Youth Peer Advocate provides Youth Peer Support and Training services to children and young adults experiencing behavioral health challenges. Using relevant lived experience and a peer-centered approach, the Youth Peer Advocate supports youth in strengthening self-advocacy, resiliency, wellness, community connection, and confidence in navigating behavioral health and other child-serving systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Engage youth through shared experience, mutuality, and strengths-based peer support.
• Assist youth with identifying personal goals, developing self-advocacy skills, and participating meaningfully in treatment and service planning.
• Support development of coping, communication, problem-solving, wellness, and independent-living skills.
• Help youth understand and navigate behavioral health, education, juvenile justice, foster care, and community-support systems, as applicable.
• Connect youth with natural supports, community resources, and age-appropriate social and recreational opportunities.
• Collaborate with families, providers, care managers, and other members of the youth’s service team while maintaining the distinct nonclinical peer role.
• Complete timely, accurate, and Medicaid-compliant service documentation.
• Participate in supervision, training, team meetings, and quality-improvement activities.