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Family Peer Coach

CompanyCenter for Family Life and Recovery
LocationUtica
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 5, 2026
About The Company
Center for Family Life and Recovery supports individuals struggling with addiction, mental health, and behavioral issues by inspiring hope, providing help, promoting wellness, and transforming lives.
About the Role

Description

The position involves providing support to incarcerated individuals and their families by practicing the Family Peer Advocacy model, implementing evidence-based parenting programs, becoming accredited in specific family programming, and adhering to OASAS prevention guidelines. It also includes fostering effective parent-professional partnerships, developing community presentations, attending mandatory training and conferences, and compiling program data for reporting. The role requires assisting in strategic planning, building collaborative partnerships with various agencies, and traveling within Oneida County. Familiarity with community agencies and supportive services is essential. Training will be provided. 

Requirements

 

  • Help families and individuals identify goals and track progress through the Family Peer Advocacy model. 
  • Participate as the FPA in specific evidence-based treatment models  
  • Initiate and support parent support and skills groups  
  • Help families learn about special education services, procedures, and rights  
  • Facilitate effective family-provider partnerships 
  • Provide support to incarcerated individuals and their families through the implementation of evidence-based parenting programs, including Parenting Inside Out, Active Parenting, Active Parenting of Teens, and Strengthening Families 
  • Becoming accredited in specific evidence-based family programming. 
  • Must adhere to OASAS prevention guidelines with programming. 
  • Foster effective parent-professional partnership and promote the practice of family-driven and youth-guided approaches. 
  • Develop and provide community presentations as requested. 
  • Will attend mandatory prevention and family programming trainings, workshops, and conferences.  
  • Compile program data for local and state reporting requirements for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.? 
  • Assist in strategic planning and development and following work plan.? 
  • Assist with completion of programming related to the work plan.? 
  • Build collaborative partnerships with local, regional and state agencies.?? 
  • Travel required within Oneida County.? 
  • Become familiar and well versed in community agencies and supportive services.? 
  • Perform other duties as requested.? 
Key Skills
Family Peer AdvocacyParenting ProgramsCase ManagementStrategic PlanningData ReportingCommunity OutreachSpecial Education AdvocacyCollaborationPublic SpeakingFacilitation
Categories
Social ServicesEducationGovernment & Public Sector
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Family Peer Coach provides support to incarcerated individuals and their families by implementing evidence-based parenting programs and facilitating parent-professional partnerships. The role also involves compiling program data, conducting community presentations, and collaborating with various local and state agencies.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
26
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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