Website Partners for Peace
About us
Partners For Peace is a small nonprofit in Monterey County, CA. We are professional, agile, innovative and our goal is to build strong, thriving families for a peaceful community.
Our work environment includes:
Offices in Salinas, CA
Collaborative working environment
Wellness program
Job Summary
The Family Support Partner (FSP), is a peer specialist with shared lived experience who supplies education, guidance and support for parents, families and caregivers who are raising a LGBTQ / gender diverse child. The FSP will have knowledge and experience in providing support for caregivers with LGBTQ / gender diverse children who experience emotional, behavioral, mental health, developmental or other health challenges. Their role is to support the family, help them to engage, advocate for and actively take part in obtaining services and care and make informed decisions to reduce their LGBTQ child’s risk and to increase well-being and family connectedness.
Responsibilities
The FSP uses personal and professional life experience to provide consultation and coaching to increase awareness and improve parent/caregiver-professional partnerships and maximize parent/caregiver voice, choice, and involvement to decrease risk, increase well-being and connect LGBTQ youth and families to appropriate services, using principles of family support practice and competencies.
· Participates in Family Acceptance Project (FAP) training and coaching to learn about FAP’s family support model, how to provide FAP family support strategies, to talk about decreasing family rejecting behaviors and increasing family support in the context of the family’s cultural and religious backgrounds and to use the evidence-based resources that FAP has developed to help families learn to support and affirm their LGBTQ child.
· Provides individual peer support to help diverse parents and caregivers to decrease family rejection and increase family support for their LGBTQ child in the context of their cultures and faith traditions.
· Assists parents and caregivers to obtain appropriate services and care for their LGBTQ child, address institutional barriers to meeting the mental health and medical needs of LGBTQ youth, address problems such as bullying and teach parents and caregivers how to advocate to meet their LGBTQ child’s needs.
· Works with the FAP to develop content and address family support needs to conduct family support groups for parents and caregivers with LGBTQ children and youth in English and Spanish.
· Facilitates support groups for parents and caregivers with LGBTQ children and youth in English and Spanish.
· Connects parents, caregivers and LGBTQ youth with needed services and supports locally and online.
· Networks with other Rainbow Connections programs and staff to support linkages between programs that will serve LGBTQ youth and families.
Requirements
Personal and/or professional experience working with the LGBTQ community
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Adult/family training experience
Public speaking skills
Ability to connect families with services and community resources
Proficiency in MS Office, Zoom and telephone skills
Demonstrate high level of diplomacy, sound judgment, and discretion when dealing with families and community professionals, donors, staff, and volunteers
Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English and Spanish)
Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment
A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements
Minimum education level: Associate degree
Details
This position is 40 hours a week at $28 per hour with health/vision/dental benefits. Pay increase will be reviewed annually based on performance and upon grants and contract funds available.
Deadline to apply is Friday, January 17, 2025 – 5:00 PM.
For more information contact Vicki Law at (831) 726-6459. Please send a resume and cover letter to vlaw@p4pmc.org
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $56,000.00 – $58,240.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Life insurance
Mileage reimbursement
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
