Placer: CSOC Bilingual Tahoe Family Advocate

Cal Voices has an immediate opening for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) CSOC Bilingual Family Advocate in Placer County’s Children’s System of Care. This position is employed by Cal Voices, but is co-located within one of Placer County’s facilities in Auburn and North Lake Tahoe, CA. Under the supervision of Cal Voices CSOC Program Manager and CSOC Program Supervisor, this position serves as a core member of Placer County’s multidisciplinary teams within the Children’s System of Care, partnering with representatives from children’s mental health, child welfare, foster care, juvenile probation, and/or education services to offer maximum support for families of children and youth with severe behavioral, emotional, or mental health disorders. CSOC Family Advocates are a vital resource for parents/caregivers, assisting them in navigating the system and finding appropriate resources in their home communities. They also provide individualized advocacy, mentoring, education, and peer support, using their personal lived experience to establish credibility, rapport, and trust with family members. Finally, CSOC Family Advocates represent the parent/caregiver perspective on the system level, helping to shape Placer County’s programs, services, and policies in response to family needs and concerns.

Cal Voice is a peer-run, grassroots mental health advocacy agency. Candidates must have personal lived experience as the parent/primary caregiver of a child or youth with a behavioral, emotional, or mental health challenge and must also speak Spanish fluently. Applicants must have functional knowledge of California’s Public Mental Health/Behavioral Health System, the Children’s System of Care (including children’s Behavioral health services, the child welfare/foster care system, and the juvenile probation system), self-help and resiliency principles, and fundamental principles of peer support and family advocacy. Qualified individuals who have received public mental health services in any California county, who are bilingual/bicultural, and members of traditionally underserved groups (LGBTQ, racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants/refugees, veterans, formerly homeless) are encouraged to apply. This position must maintain Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification. Parent, Caregiver, and Family Member Specialization.