Job Title: Youth Peer Support CPS-P
Classification: Exempt
Position: Staff
Program: Youth Peer Support
Report to: Youth Peer Support Director
The Youth Peer Support CPS-P functions as member of a team charged with working with and for youth who are homeless in Atlanta and the surrounding metro counties. This position reports to the Street Outreach Director.
This position requires a CPS-P certification. Preference will be given to qualified Certified Peer Specialist – Parent (CPS-P) or someone who would qualify and consent to become a Certified CPS-P if hired.
To function as a team member of the Youth Peer Support Project, the CPS-P will maintain a thorough and current understanding of the literature related to homeless youth, along with a working-knowledge of available resources in the metro Atlanta area. Develop and maintain contact with the agencies that provide services to homeless youth. The CPS-P will work as a team member by meeting with, gathering information, and providing support to homeless youth in Metro Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
- Develop relationships with the agencies that provide the existing resources;
- Be a member of a team of CPS-P & CPS-Y to locate, survey and work with youth;
- Collaborate and work with the Projects for Homeless in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Teams;
- Attend training on housing eligibility;
- Attend continuing education opportunities for staff in the program;
- Enter all chart and program report as requested;
- Serve as consultant to organizations as needed;
- Attend weekly/monthly staff meeting as needed;
- Attend national, state and local meetings as needed;
- Respond to all inquiries for information and assistance, as assigned;
- Other duties as assigned.
Management Responsibility: none
Work Environment: Office and Field Special Demands: Occasionally
Work Hours: 40 hours a week
Weekend Work: Possibly
Travel: Occasionally
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