Status: Part Time Hourly FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt
Summary of the Position: Flexible, hourly part-time position working with Adults and individuals whose problematic substance use issues have led to their involvement with the child welfare system.
The Parent Recovery Advocate helps parents to achieve the goals in their individualized Recovery Wellness Plan through connecting them to resources, modeling, coaching, information gathering, liaising, and communicating with other supports, providing transportation, strengthening parenting and other skills, providing crisis support and assistance with safety planning, and other supportive services provided in the person’s home and community. All service plans are holistic (addressing multiple life domains), strength-based, and developed and implemented by using our YAP Wrap model.The Recovery Advocate is specially trained by YAP in substance use and recovery.