Family Peer Navigator

Urban Affairs Coalition; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A community organization is seeking a Family Navigator to provide support and advocacy for families of children with behavioral health and autism spectrum disorder. The Navigator will create individualized roadmaps to assist families in navigating various systems, ensuring that support aligns with their specific needs. This full-time position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as paid time off.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-term Disability (STD)

Long-term Disability (LTD)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO and 14 Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• Must be a parent/guardian of a child with autism diagnosis.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential support and mentoring to families.
• Create individualized roadmaps for services.
• Ensure services align with families' needs.

Job description

Department/Program: Philadelphia Family Voices

Philadelphia Family Voices is Philadelphia’s first and only family-legacy organization. As a family legacy organization, the mission of Philadelphia Family Voices is families helping families navigate and improve child-serving systems by creating opportunities for education, empowerment, advocacy and support.

Position Summary

The Family Navigator is responsible for providing confidential support, mentoring, advocacy, and guidance to families of children and youth with behavioral health and/or autism spectrum disorder within multiple or complex systems. The Navigator creates an individualized roadmap that spans the array of services, from evaluations and education to treatment and other supports, ensuring that the roadmap and peer services are accurate, specific, and aligns with the families self-determined needs and priorities. Over time, as the family’s needs and priorities further develop and change, the goal of the Navigator is to continuously meet the family where they are with flexibility, empathy, and knowledge.

***Must be a parent/guardian of a child with autism diagnosis.

Benefits

Full time benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-term Disability (STD)
• Long-term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

The candidate for this position may be subject to any of the following screenings as part of the pre-employment process: Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, FBI fingerprint, and drug/alcohol screen.