Peer Mentor - Alma Program (20 Hours/Week)
Position Summary
Lifespan Local is a fast moving, innovative, and community-driven organization. Alma is a community home visitation program for families, parents, and caregivers who are expecting or have a child three years old or younger. Additionally, Alma offers family and child programs, including playgroups, diaper and baby supply distribution, and other initiatives to support community connections and well-being.
Alma serves families and young children in Southwest Denver and other under-resourced surrounding neighborhoods, which are characterized as diverse and multilanguage/multicultural communities. This project focuses on Vietnamese and Vietnamese American families, Native American families, Middle Eastern families, Latin-American Spanish or English-speaking families, as well as families from our refugee communities.
The Alma peer mentor is expected to build trusting relationships with families and support parents and caregivers with practicing and learning the Alma skills that support their health and well-being. The selected candidate will be trained in the methods used and implementation of the Alma program.
Essential Functions
Implementation of Alma program, including behavioral activation and mental health supports
Conduct home visits or meet in other locations with families for 8-10 visits over a 2–3-month period
Conduct outreach in communities that have specific linguistic and cultural characteristics
Identify opportunities for additional resources or services based on families' experiences and requests
Capture and track program data at regular intervals
Participate in sessions of reflective supervision and case conferencing, training, and others.
Participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of Alma initiatives (events, quality improvement projects, and others).
Support or lead parent groups.
Participate in training in evidence-based practices associated with caregivers and little ones.
Other duties as assigned.
Education and Skill Requirements
Experience as an effective community navigator/educator
Is personable and trustworthy, being able to hold confidential information.
Has experience working in diverse communities either in outreach or program implementation
Demonstrates familiarity with computers and data tracking.
Demonstrates the ability to work independently, is detailed-oriented, and has strong problem-solving skills.
Demonstrates respect for families, approaches work with families with a strengths-based lens
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of the parent-child relationship
Cultivates a learning mindset demonstrating curiosity and ability to reflect and learn from past experiences.
Demonstrates appreciation for other cultures and multicultural work environments.
Has earned High school diploma or equivalent
Has experience facilitating parenting groups, Circles of Security preferred.
Bilingual English/Vietnamese.
Must pass a comprehensive background check- requires social security number (SSN).
Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and proof of insurance.
Expected Work Hours
Work schedule is Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends.
Typical Physical Demands
Required sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 25 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment. Program is delivered in participants’ homes, Lifespan Offices and other locations; precautions related to COVID-19 will be observed.
Compensation/Benefits
This position is non-benefitted. Pay is $29.07/hour for this hourly, part‐time non-exempt position (20 hours/week).
To Apply
Please forward cover letter and resume to:
Solangel Ramos Blanco