Peer and Family Assistant I - Unclassified

The Job Are you are a former foster youth looking to make a difference and improve the lives of other foster youth? Children and Family Services (CFS) is recruiting for Peer and Family Assistants I (PFAs) who provide peer counseling, link foster youth to services, and assist with activities in the Independent Living Program (ILP).
ILP is designed to ensure youth exiting foster care have the skills, resources, and support necessary to transition to independent adulthood.
PFAs play a critical role connecting with youth as mentors and positive role models.
PFAs are also heavily involved with coordinating and hosting life skills activities, graduation celebrations, and other ILP events and functions and may provide training or present to groups of all sizes.
The resulting eligible list may be used to fill existing and future vacancies.
Assignment location will be determined based on department needs.
Candidates should list availability for locations on the application.
For more detailed information, refer to the Peer and Family Assistant I - Unclassified job description.
This position is in the Unclassified Service and serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT Evenings and weekends: This position requires availability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed for department functions.
Travel: Travel throughout the County is required.
Employees will be required to make provisions for transportation.
A valid California Class C driver license and proof of automobile liability insurance must be produced and maintained for the individual providing transportation.
Minimum Requirements Must be a former foster youth with a closed case.
No prior work experience required.
Desired Qualifications The ideal candidate has excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, speaks comfortably in front of an audience, and works well independently while multitasking different duties.
San Bernardino County former foster youth of San Bernardino are highly encouraged to apply.
Applicants fluent in American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and/or Vietnamese are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional compensation is associated with positions requiring the use of bilingual skills.
Testing of bilingual skills may be required to receive additional compensation.
Selection Process There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire; therefore it is to your advantage to provide as much relevant and detailed work experience as possible.
Completing your application with statements such as "see/refer to resume" or "see attached" rather than completing your work history may affect your eligibility or competitive evaluation score.
Applications will be accepted continuously and reviewed periodically.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this recruitment may close at any time.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaires.
To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application before the posted filing deadline.
Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline.
Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email.
We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records.
Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.
EEO/ADA: San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants.
ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and require accommodations in the testing process, submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form within one week of a recruitment filing deadline.