Nevada PEPCareers
Thank you for your interest in a career with Nevada PEP! We are currently expanding programs and have new employment opportunities. Join the Nevada PEP Team and apply your life experiences to help others. Please look through the opportunities below to learn more!
Family Specialist- Turn your Experience into Impact! (Southern Nevada)
Full-time | 40 hours per week | Southern Nevada
At Nevada PEP, we believe families are the experts in their children’s care. We’re hiring a Family Peer Support Specialist — a parent or caregiver who has firsthand experience raising a child with disabilities or behavioral/mental health challenges. If you’ve navigated Nevada’s systems of care and want to use your journey to help other families, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting parents and caregivers through peer mentoring
- Helping families understand resources, services, and rights
- Attending school, community, or system meetings with families
- Sharing your lived experience to improve systems and policies
- Raising awareness in the community through outreach and presentations
What You Bring:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Compassion, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with Nevada’s System of Care and resources for families
- Comfort with public speaking, outreach, and data entry
- Flexibility to work evenings/weekends and travel locally
Family Education Training Specialist (Southern Nevada)
Full-time | 40 hours per week | Southern Nevada
The Family Education and Training Specialist is generally responsible for carrying out the activities of the Educational Services Department. An Family Education and Training Specialist prepares and presents workshops, participates in outreach activities, and provides information on the laws and topics that impact children with disabilities and their families. An ideal candidate for this position is a parent, with real lived experience raising a child with disabilities or behavioral healthcare needs. Other valued skills include:
- The ability to develop a good working relationship with the community members and organizations.
- A team building attitude, ability to positively work with co-workers and volunteers;
- Experience providing non-judgmental family peer support.
Family Specialist- Turn your Experience into Impact! (Northern Nevada)
Full-time | 40 hours per week | Northern Nevada
At Nevada PEP, we believe families are the experts in their children’s care. We’re hiring a Family Peer Support Specialist — a parent or caregiver who has firsthand experience raising a child with disabilities or behavioral/mental health challenges. If you’ve navigated Nevada’s systems of care and want to use your journey to help other families, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Supporting parents and caregivers through peer mentoring
- Helping families understand resources, services, and rights
- Attending school, community, or system meetings with families
- Sharing your lived experience to improve systems and policies
- Raising awareness in the community through outreach and presentations
What You Bring:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Compassion, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with Nevada’s System of Care and resources for families
- Comfort with public speaking, outreach, and data entry
- Flexibility to work evenings/weekends and travel locally