Peer Counselor/Navigator - New Jersey Peer 2 Peer Program
Company: The Children's Home Society of New Jersey - Toms R
Location: Toms River
Posted on: June 24, 2022
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Job Description:
The Peer-to-Peer Navigators (P2PN) are young adults that can
harness their lived experiences in navigating foster care to
engage, empower and connect with youth currently involved with the
child welfare system. As compared to other professionals working
with the foster care system who may lack these unique experiences
and perspectives, P2PN serve as credible messengers that may be
better positioned to authentically and meaningfully engage with
youth experiencing a range of feelings as they enter the foster
care system. The role of the credible messenger is crucial to the
P2P Program. Credible messengers develop authentic long-term
relationships with young people. They stay connected, serving as
real and present guides as youth navigate the difficult path of
life, and offer firsthand wisdom about challenges youth face while
navigating the foster care system.The P2PN must embody the belief
that young people who have experienced adversity have unique
strengths and skills that can be nurtured and developed in
supporting their own healing and future success. It is for young
people for whom reunification, adoption, KLG are being pursued,
which the P2PN can assist youth in navigating. The P2PN will
concretely mentor and support young people ages 14-21 in foster
care during their preparation for adulthood by helping them to
increase their ability to articulate themselves with professionals
and informal supports and work toward achieving their goals. P2PN
mentoring involves supporting youths in learning to build and
strengthen their relationships with professionals, informal
supports, school systems, and communities. Ultimately, the P2PN's
mentorship will increase a youth's capacity to interact with
professionals, informal supports, and their social networks and to
initiate connections to resources on their own.
Keywords: The Children's Home Society of New Jersey - Toms R, Brick , Peer Counselor/Navigator - New Jersey Peer 2 Peer Program, Other , Toms River, New Jersey
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