Family Support Partner

Allegheny Family Network (AFN) is now hiring Family Support Partners to help other families navigate the behavioral health system.   If you are a parent or guardian who has or is raising a child with mental or behavioral health concerns, we would like to talk to you!  If you are ready to talk to others to pass along your experiences, you may be perfect for peer support!  AFN provides family support services to parents who are raising a child with behavioral health concerns.  Family Support Partners use their lived experience as parents of children with behavioral health challenges to provide on on one support to parents in the family's home or community.  Family Support Partners helps families identify needs and goals, provide information and resources, promote self-advocacy, and navigate the behavioral health and other child serving systems.   Minimum Qualifications :

• We are looking for a self-directed, motivated, and helpful individual.
• You must be or have been a parent / primary caregiver raising a child with mental or behavioral health concerns.   If you have lived experience raising a child with behavioral health concerns, we will train you for this role!

Job Details :

When Partners are not with families, Partners will report to our office on the North Shore of Pittsburgh.  Specific Position Requirements :