Military Family Peer Support Specialist

Maryland Coalition of Families; Waldorf (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equipment provided

Mileage reimbursement

Paid training

Full benefits

Job summary

Maryland Coalition of Families is seeking a Full-Time Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) to serve military families across Maryland. The FPSS uses lived experience to provide support, advocacy, and systems navigation, with emphasis on military culture and family empowerment.

The role requires personal lived experience as a parent or caregiver to someone with behavioral health needs and as a veteran or military family member, with residency in PG or Charles County preferred.

Qualifications

• Personal, lived experience as a parent or primary caregiver to an individual with a behavioral health challenge is required.
• Personal, lived experience as a veteran, military member, or spouse of a veteran or military member is required.
• Reside in PG or Charles County.
• Specific lived experience in the program focus area is also required (i.e., substance use, mental health, problem gambling, early childhood, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provide support, guidance, and education to help military-connected parents and caregivers who care about someone with behavioral health needs navigate behavioral health, social, legal, educational and health care systems, including VA and other military-connected institutions, programs, and services.
• Offer a strengths-based, non-judgmental, solutions-oriented assessment to help military-connected parents and caregivers identify challenges and needs and develop a plan to overcome them.
• Provide family engagement opportunities for military-connected parents and caregivers to build a natural support network.
• Educate military-connected parents and caregivers about community resources available on base or in their community to meet identified needs and facilitate access as needed.
• Educate military-connected parents and caregivers regarding their rights in various systems.
• Advocate on behalf of the military-connected parents and caregivers with key stakeholders in various systems with which they are involved to ensure needs are met.
• Support military-connected parents and caregivers to be equal partners in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating plans of care or service.
• Facilitate educational workshops for military-connected parents, caregivers, and community partners related to behavioral health topics or other subjects relevant to families with a loved one who has behavioral health challenges.
• Build and maintain strong, positive partnerships with behavioral health, child-serving agencies, school systems, local behavioral health authorities, local management boards, military-serving organizations, and other service providers.
• Act as an ambassador to disseminate information and raise awareness about all MCF programs and services.

Skills

Active listening

Public speaking

Written and verbal communication

Independent work

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Maryland Coalition of Families is seeking a Full-Time Family Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) to serve military families across Maryland. The FPSS uses lived experience to provide support, advocacy, and systems navigation, with emphasis on military culture and family empowerment.

The role requires personal lived experience as a parent or caregiver to someone with behavioral health needs and as a veteran or military family member, with residency in PG or Charles County preferred.