Family Peer Implementation Coordinator

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro seeks a Family Peer Implementation Coordinator to lead the rollout of Family Peer services, coordinating with provider agencies across North Carolina. The role includes developing trainings and certs in line with national standards and offering technical assistance to ensure quality implementation.

The position supports FPS sites in recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluating Family Peer Specialists, and provides direct support to families in the

Qualifications

• Post‑baccalaureate degree required; undergraduate degree with 3+ years of relevant experience may be substituted.
• Experience with Youth/Family Peer Specialist roles or similar positions is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and cross‑agency collaboration are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and coordination for implementing Family Peer services with selected provider agencies.
• Deliver formal and informal training and technical assistance on best practices for implementation of Family Peer Support.
• Develop trainings and certifications aligned with national standards.
• Support FPS sites in recruiting, hiring, training, supporting, integrating and evaluating FPS staff.
• Provide direct support to families across NC.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization

Cross-agency collaboration

Education

Post‑Baccalaureate degree

Undergraduate degree + 3+ years experience

Job description

Family Peer Implementation Coordinator

Position Summary

The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will provide leadership and coordination for the implementation of Family Peer services with the selected provider agencies. The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will provide formal and informal training and technical assistance opportunities around best practices for implementation of Family Peer Support. The Family Training Coordinator will work with their program team members to develop the trainings and certifications, in line with national certification and training standards (e.g., the National Federation of Families' National Family Peer Specialist Certification). The Family Peer Implementation Coordinator will support Family Peer Specialist Implementation sites in recruiting, hiring, training, supporting, integrating, and evaluating Family Peer Specialists (FPS) to provide direct support to families across NC.

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant post‑Baccalaureate degree required; for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity or comparable background in independent academic or instructional activities, will accept a relevant undergraduate degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution.
• This position requires that the employee has relevant lived experiences related to personal and/or caregiving/family experience with a Serious Emotional Disturbance for at least 12 months.
• This position requires that employees have experience working in some form of paid or unpaid Youth/Family Peer Specialist, Navigator, Partner, or other similar roles.
• Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience with skills in the following areas: written and verbal communication skills, organization, and cross‑agency collaboration and coordination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified or eligible to be certified as a Certified Family Peer Specialist is preferred.
• Candidates who have experience working in a leadership role related to Youth and/or Family Peer Support and/or Education are preferred.