Peer Caregiver Navigator

This part-time, fully remote role provides meaningful peer support to family caregivers supporting loved ones with serious or life-limiting illness.
You will draw on your own lived experience as a former caregiver to provide empathy, encouragement, practical guidance, and emotional support.
Through scheduled phone or video sessions, you will help caregivers navigate challenges and connect with relevant resources and services.
The role is part of a research study focused on supporting caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease.
You will work within an established intervention protocol while receiving training, supervision, and ongoing support from the study team.
Strong listening skills, compassion, reliability, and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries are essential to building trusting relationships.
This is an opportunity to turn personal caregiving experience into meaningful support for other families navigating similar circumstances.

• Personal lived experience as a former family caregiver for a relative or close friend with Alzheimer's disease is the essential qualification for this role.

• High school diploma, equivalent certification, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• No specific professional certification or driver's license is required.

• Willingness and ability to complete required intervention training and participate in ongoing supervision, case review, and team meetings.

• Strong interpersonal and active-listening skills, with the empathy and emotional awareness needed to support caregivers experiencing challenging circumstances.

• Ability to build rapport while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and handling sensitive conversations with discretion.

• Strong reliability, organization, time management, and follow-through when managing scheduled participant contacts and documentation.

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and accurately handle sensitive participant information and study data.

• Comfort using telephone and video-based communication tools in a remote environment.

• Adaptability and cultural empathy, with the ability to work respectfully with caregivers from diverse backgrounds and communities.

• Prior experience in peer support, caregiver or patient navigation, community health, or work supporting older adults with serious illness is preferred.

• Familiarity with community resources, motivational interviewing, telehealth, data entry, or caregiver education is an advantage.

• Applicants from both rural and urban communities are encouraged to apply, particularly those whose lived experience reflects the communities served by the study.