The Arc Prince George's County
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Position Summary:
Reporting to the Program Director, the Youth/Young Adult Coordinator will serve as part of a multidisciplinary team, and through the use of his or her personal lived experience to connect with, validate, inspire, and provide support to transition-age youth diagnosed with serious mental health conditions in reaching their goals and increase community awareness of mental health challenges and coping techniques among transition-age youth. The Youth/Young Adult Coordinator is responsible for providing peer support services and systems navigation; This position has no direct reports.
Position Responsibilities:
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Program Director, the Youth/Young Adult Coordinator will serve as part of a multidisciplinary team, and through the use of his or her personal lived experience to connect with, validate, inspire, and provide support to transition-age youth diagnosed with serious mental health conditions in reaching their goals and increase community awareness of mental health challenges and coping techniques among transition-age youth. The Youth/Young Adult Coordinator is responsible for providing peer support services and systems navigation; This position has no direct reports.
Position Responsibilities:
-Assist clients in developing self-advocacy and negotiating skills. Serve as a role model to clients in communication, health and wellness, and conflict resolution.
-Share lived experience, as appropriate, to establish credibility and trust with clients and their families, and as part of a team in community outreach and education efforts.
-Assist the team in partnering with clients to support engagement in services, articulate preferences and concerns, and identify people within their support network and new resources that will support their personal goal attainment.
-Facilitate individual and group meetings with clients that promote sharing, learning, and growth and are designed to meet the individualized needs of each client (e.g., unstructured topical groups, skill-based groups, etc.).
-Assist team with championing initiatives to increase client engagement in services.
-Provide program evaluation support to the Program Evaluator and Program Director of Education & Community Engagement.
-Share lived experience, as appropriate, to establish credibility and trust with clients and their families, and as part of a team in community outreach and education efforts.
-Assist the team in partnering with clients to support engagement in services, articulate preferences and concerns, and identify people within their support network and new resources that will support their personal goal attainment.
-Facilitate individual and group meetings with clients that promote sharing, learning, and growth and are designed to meet the individualized needs of each client (e.g., unstructured topical groups, skill-based groups, etc.).
-Assist team with championing initiatives to increase client engagement in services.
-Provide program evaluation support to the Program Evaluator and Program Director of Education & Community Engagement.
-Provide peer support services and systems navigation to clients.
