Location:Golisano Pediatric Specialties and Urgent Care - Naples -3361 Pine Ridge RoadNaples FL 34109
Department: GCHSWF Pediatric Specialists - Collier Clinic
Work Type: Part Time
Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00 AM to 5:00:00 PM, 8 hours per day, 3 days a week (M, W, F or M, T, W)
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$17.34 - $21.67 / hour
Are you a passionate advocate with personal experience supporting a loved one with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Join our team as a Family Advocate and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. In this rewarding role, youll provide peer mentoring and guidance to families navigating the system of care. By building trusting relationships, you will help identify challenges, reduce barriers to treatment, and connect families to essential emotional, financial, and community resources.
As a Family Advocate, youll empower patients and their families to become confident, informed, and independent by sharing tools, strategies, and support grounded in real-life experience. Your insight and empathy will be key to helping others successfully access services and build a stronger foundation for the future.
Requirements| Degree/Diploma Obtained | Program of Study | Required/ Preferred | and/or |
| Associates | preferred | ||
| Minimum Years Required | Area of Experience | Required/ Preferred | and/or |
| 5 years | Required | ||
Clinical background as a Certified Nursing Assistant, Medical Assistant or an Associates degree is required. Must have at least 5 years lived experience of being a relative (i.e. parent, care giver, sibling, or other immediate family member) of adult or child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
| Licenses | Required/ Preferred | and/or |
| Valid FL Drivers License | Required | |
| Certificates/Registrations | Required/ Preferred | and/or |
Certified Parent Support Provider through The Federation for Childrens Mental Health preferred
Possesses the ability to articulate and model lessons learned from lived experience required
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