Family Engagement Specialist (Chemung County)
Company: AspireHopeNY
Location: Elmira
Posted on: February 27, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description AspireHope NY, Inc. has an
immediate opening for a Family Engagement Specialist in Chemung
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 hours)
position. Hours are flexible and it varies but will typically be
Monday-Friday between the hours of 9am - 9pm. Occasional weekends
may be needed. Salary: Pay rate $18.32 /hour & $18.82 after
Professional Credentialing Mileage reimbursement. Paid time off
Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Keywords: AspireHopeNY, Scranton , Family Engagement Specialist (Chemung County), Social Services , Elmira, Pennsylvania
