EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Employment Opportunities
Peer Support Specialist Supporting Perinatal Loss Families
The Peer Support Specialist Supporting Perinatal Loss Families provides non-clinical, relationship-based support to families navigating perinatal loss and who are at risk for or currently experiencing a PMAD (Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder). This role centers lived experience, cultural humility, and compassionate presence. Peer Support Specialists are not mental health providers and do not provide therapy. Instead, they walk alongside families as they process grief, explore support options, and navigate systems of care. They are trained in grief and bereavement, culturally respectful screening, evidence-based behavioral health support, wellness planning, and resource and referral navigation.
This position supports Imani’s Light and Perinatal Support Washington’s shared mission to ensure that families impacted by perinatal loss have timely, culturally responsive, and compassionate access to peer support, mental health education, and pathways to care during the perinatal period.
This role may be a good fit if you:
- Have lived experience with perinatal loss or supporting someone through loss
- Are grounded, compassionate, and able to sit with grief without trying to fix it
- Are comfortable working independently while staying connected to a team
- Communicate clearly, gently, and respectfully
- Value peer support, cultural humility, and community-based care
Professional credentials are not required. Lived experience and relational skills are essential.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume and cover letter answering the questions asked in the job description to hiring@perinatalsupport.org with “PSS-Loss” in the subject line.
Peer Support Specialist Supporting East African Families
The Parent Resilience Program provides culturally-matched peer support to the Latinx/Spanish-speaking community in King County and Skagit County and Black families in King County. We are looking to add a member of our team by adding one part-time position serving King and neighboring counties to provide culturally-matched services to East African families.
A Peer Support Specialist (PSS) works with pregnant and parenting families who are at-risk for or are experiencing mental health challenges related to childbearing. Some examples could include anxiety, sadness, or grief around unexpected parenting/birth outcomes, depression, sleeplessness, or scary or intrusive thoughts. Specialists are not mental health providers but are providing peer services. A typical day in this role could include having sessions with participants in-person, on a walk to the playground to support a parent getting fresh air and exercise or in the home to provide emotional wellness support over a cup of tea; it could include resource navigation to address barriers like supporting a parent to find childcare or the bus route to an appointment. PSS spend 75% of their time providing direct service to their caseload of families and about 25% of their time documenting, resourcing, and consulting about their participants and attending trainings.
An ideal candidate will be a parent who is a member of the community they are serving, East African families, and has personal experience with perinatal mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, birth trauma, perinatal loss, etc. Additionally, they are warm, enthusiastic, collaborative, and professional, enjoying handling many tasks at once and are adaptive to change, with a strong orientation to detail and the ability to work independently with direction. This is a unique opportunity to join a team providing culturally-matched services. This position will support the East African parents along the I-5 corridor in person.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume and cover letter answering the questions asked in the job description to hiring@perinatalsupport.org with “PSS for East African” in the subject line.
Peer Support Specialist Supporting Latinx/Spanish-Speaking Families
The Parent Resilience Program provides culturally-matched peer support to the Latinx/Spanish-speaking community in King County and Skagit County and Black families in King County. We are looking to add a member of our team by adding one part-time position serving Skagit and neighboring counties to provide culturally-matched services to Latinx/Spanish-Speaking families.
A Peer Support Specialist (PSS) works with pregnant and parenting families who are at-risk for or are experiencing mental health challenges related to childbearing. Some examples could include anxiety, sadness, or grief around unexpected parenting/birth outcomes, depression, sleeplessness, or scary or intrusive thoughts. Specialists are not mental health providers but are providing peer services. A typical day in this role could include having sessions with participants in-person, on a walk to the playground to support a parent getting fresh air and exercise or in the home to provide emotional wellness support over a cup of tea; it could include resource navigation to address barriers like supporting a parent to find childcare or the bus route to an appointment. PSS spend 75% of their time providing direct service to their caseload of families and about 25% of their time documenting, resourcing, and consulting about their participants and attending trainings.
An ideal candidate will be a parent who is a member of the community they are serving, Latinx/Spanish-speaking, and has personal experience with perinatal mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, birth trauma, perinatal loss, etc. Additionally, they are warm, enthusiastic, collaborative, and professional, enjoy handling many tasks at once and are adaptive to change, with a strong orientation to detail and the ability to work independently with direction. This is a unique opportunity to join a team providing culturally-matched services. This position will support Latinx/Spanish-speaking parents in the North Sound region.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume and cover letter answering the questions asked in the job description to hiring@perinatalsupport.org with “PSS- Skagit” in the subject line.
Perinatal Mental Health Trainers
We are always looking for experienced trainers to join our team.
Trainers are perinatal mental health specialists who also have a specialization in one or more of the following areas- perinatal loss, infant mental health, substance use disorders, birth trauma, or medication management. Providers of color, providers from LGBTQIA communities, and providers who speak a language other than English are encouraged to apply. This is ongoing opportunity to join our list of trainers as contractors. Our trainings range from 1-2 hour trainings, to full day PMH trainings. As training needs arise we typically reach out to 1-2 trainers who meet the specific training needs for different types of training. We then contract for individual trainings as needed.
PS-WA requires all trainings to be inclusive of all birthing people. Trainers should be knowledgeable and comfortable using gender neutral terms throughout the training. Trainers should be comfortable and knowledgeable talking about race and racism and explicitly address implicit bias, health disparities and inequities in an open and straightforward manner.
Mentorship and professional development opportunities may be available for new trainers who would like to grow in this area.
Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to training@perinatalsupport.org with “PMH Trainer” in the subject line.
Volunteer Roles: Direct Service and Program Support
Perinatal Support Washington operates with the help of a wide range of volunteers. We welcome parents who have experienced and recovered from a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder and professionals from all fields. We offer opportunities to provide direct service, host public awareness events in your own community, get involved behind the scenes to keep our small organization running, and more.
There are many ways to get involved and we are happy to work with you to identify your goals as a volunteer and find meaningful activities that will fit your schedule. To learn more contact Victoria Cherniak at Victoria.Cherniak (at) perinatalsupport (dot) org or complete the application form below.
Why Volunteer?
"I know how difficult it is to struggle with a PMAD and how far reaching the consequences of them can be when you don't get adequate help. I want to participate in helping parents get connected with the resources they need for their own health and the health of their families."
"I want to be the support that I once needed."
Support Parents via our Warm Line
We welcome parents and direct service professionals to provide telephone based support to parents calling our Warm Line.
Special Events
Get involved in one of our many annual events. Help set up and then dance the night a way at Mom Prom or help with a local Climb Out of the Darkess or lead one in your community.
Share Your Story
There are several opportunity each year to share your story in person or via print. Share your story on a parent panel or write a post for our quarterly newsletter. To share your story contact kimiko (dot) goldberg (at) perinatalsupport.org
Join the Board
Being part of our board is an opportunity to contribute your valuable skills and experiences to impact perinatal mental health in the state of Washington. > LEARN MORE
Outreach and Awareness
While Perinatal Mental Health is becoming more well known, there are still many parents who need help and support. Help us get the word out through phone, email, and in person meetings with health care providers and programs across the state.
Help in Our Office
Help behind the scenes in the Perinatal Support Washington office. We often have ongoing office tasks and one time projects that keep our organization going. These can be done remotely. Let us know what you are interested in and we will find the perfect fit.