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Partners For Peace – Helping families thrive through a prevention/intervention
education continuum of classes for families/youth/parents and caregivers.

JOB OPENING: Rainbow ConnectionsFamily Support Partner (This position works with an experienced Family Support Partner)

Job Summary

This position, The Family Support Partner (FSP), is a peer specialist with shared lived experience who
supplies education, guidance and support for parents, families and caregivers who are raising a LGBTQ / gender
diverse child. The FSP will have knowledge and experience in providing support for caregivers with LGBTQ / gender
diverse children who experience emotional, behavioral, mental health, developmental or other health challenges.
Their role is to support the family, help them to engage, advocate for and actively take part in obtaining services
and care and make informed decisions to reduce their LGBTQ child`s risk and to increase well-being and family
connectedness.

Responsibilities
The FSP uses personal and professional life experience to provide consultation and coaching to increase
awareness and improve parent/caregiver-professional partnerships and maximize parent/caregiver voice, choice,
and involvement to decrease risk, increase well-being and connect LGBTQ youth and families to appropriate
services, using principles of family support practice and competencies.
• Participates in Family Acceptance Project (FAP) training and coaching to learn about FAP`s family support model, how to provide FAP
family support strategies, to talk about decreasing family rejecting behaviors and increasing family support
in the context of the family`s cultural and religious backgrounds and to use the evidence-based resources
that FAP has developed to help families learn to support and affirm their LGBTQ child.
• Provides individual peer support to help diverse parents and caregivers to decrease family rejection and
increase family support for their LGBTQ child in the context of their cultures and faith traditions.
• Assists parents and caregivers to obtain appropriate services and care for their LGBTQ child, address
institutional barriers to meeting the mental health and medical needs of LGBTQ youth, address problems
such as bullying and teach parents and caregivers how to advocate to meet their LGBTQ child`s needs.
• Works with the FAP to develop content and address family support needs to conduct family support
groups for parents and caregivers with LGBTQ children and youth in English and Spanish.
• Facilitates support groups for parents and caregivers with LGBTQ children and youth in English and
Spanish.
• Connects parents, caregivers and LGBTQ youth with needed services and supports locally and online.
• Networks with other Rainbow Connections programs and staff to support linkages between programs that
will serve LGBTQ youth and families.

Requirements

• Personal and/or professional experience working with the LGBTQ community
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Adult/family training experience
• Public speaking skills
• Ability to connect families with services and community resources
• Proficiency in MS Office, Zoom and telephone skills
• Demonstrate high level of diplomacy, sound judgment, and discretion when dealing with families and
community professionals, donors, staff, and volunteers
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English and Spanish)
• Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment
• A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements
• Minimum education level: Associate degree

Details
• This position is 40 hours a week at $28-$30 per hour with health/vision/dental benefits. Pay increase will be
reviewed annually based on performance and upon grants and contract funds available.
• Deadline to apply is September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
• For more information contact Vicki Law at (831) 726-6459. Please send a resume and cover letter to
vlaw@p4pmc.org