Job Details
Description
Have you overcome challenges as a teen and want to use your journey to inspire others? At Easterseals PORT Health (ESPH), we’re looking for a passionate and resilient full-time Youth Support Partner (YSP) to join our team in Goldsboro, NC. In this unique role, you’ll draw from your lived experience to support youth facing mental health or substance use challenges helping them build confidence, develop positive relationships, and create a path toward a brighter future as part of a caring, collaborative team.
To be considered for this unique role, there are a few important requirements:
- You must be between the ages of 21 and 32 (NCHFWTP requirement for this position)
- You must have personal lived experience as an adolescent who received services for mental health or substance use challenges before the age of 21 (work experience alone does not meet this requirement)
What You’ll Do
The Youth Support Partner will learn and apply the High-Fidelity Wraparound (HFW) model to guide their work with youth and families. In this role, you will use your lived experience to mentor and support youth facing behavioral health or life challenges. You’ll meet with them regularly in their homes and communities to build skills, amplify their voice, and support their growth through guidance and goal-setting. Working alongside their families, care teams, and community partners, you will help youth develop healthy relationships, connect to resources, and gain the confidence to create a positive path forward.
How You’ll Benefit
You’ll earn a competitive hourly rate of
$18.24-$18.75 and join a growing team making a meaningful impact in Guilford and Randolph counties. This role offers a flexible schedule designed to meet the needs of youth and families, which requires availability between
3:00pm and 7:00pm. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees.
Our Benefits Include
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Benefits + an optional Flexible Health Spending Account (FSA)
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and more
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program and Legal services, when needed
- Applicable work mileage reimbursement
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness qualifier (PSLF)
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone ready to make a meaningful difference and support youth where they are—at home, in the community, and alongside their families. To be considered, you must meet the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from a college or university OR
- Associate degree in a human services field from an accredited school and one (1) year experience working with youth
- Valid driver’s license, current auto insurance, and a good driving record
- Experience navigating child- and family-serving systems
- Willingness to provide care in community and home-based settings, participate in the crisis phone rotation, and link youth to community resources
If you’re a compassionate young adult with lived experience who’s ready to empower youth and make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply now at our website: www.eastersealsucp.com OR by sending your resume to
recruiter@eastersealsucp.com
About Easterseals PORT Health
Easterseals PORT Health is a trustworthy, compassionate partner providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.
Our working environment supports employee and client health with a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.
We believe that by leveraging the unique strengths and perspectives of our workforce, we can advance our just cause, while building a healthy, sustainable organization.
That’s why we listen, seek to understand & act to make ESPH an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Authentic & Learning (IDEAL) organization.
Applicants of all abilities are encouraged to apply!
