Now Recruiting: Parent Ally Mentor Interns!
Join Homeward House Collaborative’s Parent Ally Mentor Internship Program and start a journey to become a Parent Ally Mentor.
Paid part-time intern positions are open to fathers and mothers who have triumphed over challenges associated with substance use disorders, poverty, and the child welfare dependency process and are stable in their recovery.
Embrace the value of lived experience
Parents who have faced and overcome challenges associated with poverty and substance use disorders possess valuable knowledge, skills, and insight that make them experts in ways that others are not. They can make a positive difference in the lives of other parents through their empathy, understanding, and support.
Earn a “Certified Peer Counselor” credential
Interns receive comprehensive training through the YWCA’s Parents for Parents (P4P) program and earn Certified Peer Counselor (CPC) certification. Interns support the important work of P4P and Homeward House, including reaching out to families, providing mentorship, and connecting them with valuable resources.
Gain part-time paid job experience
Interns support the important work of P4P and Homeward House, including reaching out to families, providing mentorship, and connecting them with valuable resources. Internship positions provide valuable part-time experience, expert mentorship, and the first steps toward a meaningful career as a parent-ally mentor to parents eager to give back and make a positive difference in the lives of others. Interns work approximately 20 hours/week during their six-month engagements.
What is a parent ally mentor?
Parent-ally mentors are fathers and mothers who have experienced poverty, chemical dependency, and intervention from child protective services. Having successfully overcome those challenges, they possess valuable perspective, experience, insights, and knowledge.
Their work at Homeward House is the heart and soul of the program, providing families with emotional support, practical advice, accountability, and connections to support services through all stages of crisis, treatment, and recovery.
Who can apply to be a parent ally mentor intern?
Internship opportunities are available to former clients of Homeward House, Parents For Parents (P4P), and other fathers and mothers who have been in a crisis and treatment journey and are now stable in their recovery and have successfully resolved their CPS case.
At a Glance
Eligibility:
- Have lived experience of navigating the behavioral health and child welfare systems
- In recovery from a substance use disorder for at least six months
- Experienced the child welfare dependency process and have a closed case
- Have a vehicle or reliable transportation
Pay and Hours: $20/hour, 20 hours per week
Term: 3 months, with a possible extension to 4 to 6 months, depending on funding
Location: YWCA and Homeward House Visitation & Resource Center, both in Everett, WA
A collaboration with Career Path Services and Worksource
The program is possible through a collaboration with Career Path Services and WorkSource, under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Housing Hope, the lead for HHC’s education and employment domain, provided support and facilitated connections. The collaboration exemplifies how relationships can lead to new possibilities that benefit all.