Family Peer Navigator – Behavioral Health

Department/Program: Philadelphia Family Voices

Philadelphia Family Voices (PFV) is Philadelphia’s first and only family-legacy organization. Our mission is families helping families navigate and improve child-serving systems by creating opportunities for education, empowerment, advocacy, and support.

Position Summary

The Family Navigator is responsible for providing confidential support, mentoring, advocacy, and guidance to families of children and youth with behavioral health and/or autism spectrum disorder within multiple or complex systems. The Navigator creates an individualized roadmap that spans the array of services, from evaluations and education to treatment and other supports, ensuring that the roadmap and peer services are accurate, specific, and aligns with the families self-determined needs and priorities. Over time, as the family’s needs and priorities further develop and change, the goal of the Navigator is to continuously meet the family where they are with flexibility, empathy, and knowledge.

***Must be a parent or guardian of a child with behavioral health disorder.

Full time benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-term Disability (STD)
• Long-term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

The candidate for this position may be subject to any of the following screenings as part of the pre-employment process: Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, FBI fingerprint, and drug/alcohol screen.

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