Family Peer Advocate (Ontario County, NY)
Company: AspireHopeNY
Location: Canandaigua
Posted on: February 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description AspireHope NY, Inc. has an
immediate opening for a Family Peer Advocate in Ontario County, NY.
Job Title: Family Peer Advocate Title Description: Family Peer
Advocates have lived-experience as the parent or legal guardian of
a child/youth with an emotional, behavioral, social, and/or
developmental disabilities. Utilize your valuable lived experiences
to help other families while working part-time in a strength based
atmosphere. Opportunity to earn your Professional Family Peer
Credential as well as additional opportunities for trainings in
personal skill development. Purpose of the position - The Family
Peer Advocate provides outreach, information, referrals, and
advocacy services, and helps to coordinate family support services
for families of children & youth. Under general supervision, the
Family Peer Advocate functions as both advocate and deliverer of
services. They foster effective parent-professional partnership and
promote the practice of family-driven and youth-guided approaches.
Overview of responsibilities Provide emotional support to families
through phone and face to face meetings. Meet program specific
billable service requirements (as appropriate). Meet documentation
requirements in a timely manner per program guidelines. Provide
family support as needed. Coach families on how to advocate for
themselves. Facilitate/co-facilitate meetings with families in
their home or at an agency location. Help families find ways to
meet their basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, safety, and
health. Assist families in identifying parenting skills which could
be strengthened, and model these skills to the families Supervision
: Reports directly to Family Services Coordinator Requirements: You
MUST have personal lived-experience as the parent or primary legal
caregiver of a child/youth with an emotional, behavioral, social,
and/or developmental disabilities . Must have reliable
transportation, flexible schedule, home internet and home office
space. Must demonstrate sensitivity and respect for diverse
cultural backgrounds and practices of families and be committed to
supporting and empowering advocacy. Experience navigating multiple
child-serving systems. Must be eligible for Provisional Family Peer
Advocate credential, and complete Professional Credential after
1000 hours of employment. Must maintain and re-certify for
credential. High School Diploma or equivalent Ability to work some
evenings and weekends. Must pass all criminal history background
checks Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus. Salary and benefits associated
with this position Job Type: This is a Part time (20 to 37 hours)
position. Hours are flexible and it varies but will typically be
Monday-Friday between 8am - 9pm. Occasional weekends may be needed.
Salary: Starting pay rate $18.32 /hour & $18.82 after Professional
Credentialing Medical reimbursement. Mileage reimbursement. Paid
time off Only those candidates selected for interview will be
contacted.
Keywords: AspireHopeNY, Syracuse , Family Peer Advocate (Ontario County, NY), Social Services , Canandaigua, New York
