FSRI- Youth Support Partner / Community Engagement Specialist, Residential (Wilson House)

The City of Providence providenceri.gov Open · verified Sep 19, 2026

East Providence Part-time Mid-level Community Marketing

Mid-level Community Marketing role at The City of Providence. East Providence · part-time.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Engage and support at-risk youth who may be affected by commercial sexual exploitation
Build genuine relationships through culturally responsive services and your lived experience
Provide trauma-informed advocacy focused on safety, self-sufficiency and empowerment
Coordinate with families, community resources, providers and treatment team members

What you bring

A high school diploma or GED
Lived experience involving human trafficking or child welfare
At least one year providing peer support
Strong writing, conflict-resolution, mediation and confidentiality skills
Willingness to earn Peer Support Specialist certification within two years

Who this fits

You’ll fit a part-time residential role serving youth in East Providence. You must be available for a flexible schedule that includes some evenings and weekends. The work suits someone who can use personal experience to form authentic relationships and collaborate across family, community and treatment settings.

From the employer

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield. Interested in joining our team? Please apply directly through our FSRI Careers Page to take the next step. We are excited to hear from you! https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs?clientkey=F1A37F91D7AC06410785D83069B577A1.

Position Summary: The Youth Support Partner is responsible for engaging and serving at-risk youth who have been identified as potential victims of CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children). The Youth Support Partner will provide culturally competent services as well as use their lived experience to develop authentic relationships. The role of Youth Support Partner is to provide youth with support, trauma-informed advocacy, collaboration with families, community resources, community providers and treatment team members with the goal towards safety, self-sufficiency and empowerment.

Qualifications:

High School diploma or GED.
Lived experience with human trafficking and/or child welfare involvement.
Minimum of 1 years’ experience providing peer support
Must be willing to be certified as a Peer Support Specialist within 2 years of hire.
Effective communication skills to include written, conflict resolution and mediation.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to work a flexible schedule to include some evenings and weekends.
Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.