Remote Trauma-Informed Kinship Support Mentor

YMC; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 12,398,000 - 13,776,000; Part time

Job summary

The YMCA of San Diego County is seeking a Support Specialist - Kinship Peer Mentor to provide program assistance, crisis support, and administrative help for Youth & Family Services projects in San Diego County. You will engage participants, lead groups, and coordinate resources with a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach.

Responsibilities include documenting activities, supporting meetings, and ensuring progress through data collection and reporting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Minimum two years’ relevant experience required.
• Lived experience as kinship caregiver preferred.
• Familiar with life experiences common among the transition aged youth population preferred.
• Experience with Independent Living Skills issues (financial aid, college admissions, GED preparation, housing, transportation) preferred.
• Familiar with the operations of federal grants preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills.
• Familiar with community resources and referral processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and intervention support to program staff; prepare agendas and activities for groups, assist with documentation and data collection, support various meetings and activities, facilitate groups and lead activities, provide support for the collection and analysis of data required for reporting purposes.
• Utilize shared life experience expertise to advance program interventions and participant satisfaction.
• Identify and navigate complex community resources and referral processes.
• Apply mental health first aid training to participants in crisis.
• Engage in recruitment and outreach activities and advocacy strategies.
• Provide aftercare, follow-up, and stabilization support services to participants.
• Maintain engaging, professional relationships with participants.
• Individually meet with participants, assess the need for and provide supportive services, and apply designed curriculum as needed.
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned and assist with maintaining proper document storage and auditing.
• Participate in and attend all required staff meetings, trainings, YMCA staff development events, and appropriate agency-wide committees.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Crisis intervention

Trauma-informed approach

Group facilitation

Resource navigation

Communication

Education

High school diploma preferred

Must be 18 years of age or older

Minimum two years’ relevant experience

Lived experience as kinship caregiver preferred

Familiar with life experiences of transition aged youth

Experience with Independent Living Skills issues (financial aid, housing, etc.) preferred

Familiar with operations of federal grants preferred

Basic computer knowledge and skills

Familiar with community resources and referral processes preferred

Tools

Computer basics

Job description

The YMCA of San Diego County is seeking a Support Specialist - Kinship Peer Mentor to provide program assistance, crisis support, and administrative help for Youth & Family Services projects in San Diego County. You will engage participants, lead groups, and coordinate resources with a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach.

Responsibilities include documenting activities, supporting meetings, and ensuring progress through data collection and reporting.