Parent Advocate

Mental Health Association in Passaic County

Clifton, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Customer Support/Service, Driver's License, English Language, Mentoring, Multilingual, Problem Solving Skills, Spanish Language, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Clifton, NJ
POSTED
9 days ago
### Experience Required 1 year ### Minimum Education Required HS Diploma ### License(s) Required Driver's license ### Expected Start Date 07/01/2026 ### Compensation $20.00 - $20.00 / Hourly ### Hours Per Week 10 ### Number Of Positions 1 ### Shift First Shift (Day) ### Job Description Parent Advocate must be a parent and have a personal experience of mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorder and recovery. Advocate will possess a willingness to share with clients their experience of living with mental illness and managing their role as a parent in a mentor capacity. The Advocate will provide individual and group support services to parents with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders. They will serve as mentors with the goal of strengthening the consumer's parenting and advocacy skills. In addition, Parent Advocates will focus on teaching positive coping and problem solving skills. Bilingual fluency (English and Spanish) is required. ### Place of Work On-site ### Requisition ID 06192026 ### Job Type Part Time ### Application Instructions Send resume and cover letter to kmckenna@mhapassaic.org

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Mental Health Association in Passaic County