Department/Program: Philadelphia Family Voices | Link to apply: Family Peer Navigator |
Location: Philadelphia, PA | Travel required: Yes |
Level/Salary range: $26.78 hourly | Position type: Full Time |
Program Summary
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.
Full time benefits package including:
● Medical, Dental, and Vision | ● Short-term Disability (STD) |
● Long-term Disability (LTD) | ● Employee Assistance Program (EAP) |
● 403(b) Retirement Plan | ● Life Insurance |
● 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.