About Our Roots: Our vision at Our Roots is to build generational mental wellness by and with communities of color impacted by poverty. We do this by virtually connecting pregnant and postpartum communities to peer coaches to promote healing, prevent anxiety and depression. Our 501(c)(3) non-profit is supercharged by philanthropic foundations and individual donors who believe in our mission.

 

About the Role: As a Senior Peer Coach you will be responsible for: 1) Building hiring processes and supporting hiring of new peer coaches; 2) Building the capacity of other peer coaches; 3) Building resources for our community members;  4) Offering loving, culturally-reverent peer coaching. 

In this role you’ll primarily be ensuring our Black and African American mamas and birthing parents experience joy during this often challenging and transformative time in their lives, and ensuring their children thrive. 

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This role will begin as a one-year contract (20+ hours/week). After 3 months, we'll re-evaluate if a transition to a part-time or full-time role based on performance, coach capacity, and organizational need makes sense.

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Are You a Good Fit?: The following are some of the non-negotiables we feel you’ll need to thrive in this role:

• You are consistently available at least 20 hours per week

• You can commit to daytime hours (9am - 5pm) PST, with some evening/weekend flexibility based on need

• You have reliable childcare, pet care and/or other supports in place so that you can be fully present during all check-ins and team calls

• You are emotionally resourced and have a wellness routine that supports your ability to hold space for others

• You are highly self-motivated, and comfortable working independently in remote teams

• You have previous experience working in dynamic, startup-like environments

 

If this sounds like you, we encourage you to read on and apply.

 

Your Key Responsibilities:

Hiring & Training: This role does not include formal people management but does include leading training moments, supporting onboarding, and shaping team culture.

• Work with team to refine peer coach hiring rubric, and overall hiring process 

• Support with interviewing and interview process for new peer coaches

• Support the development of other peer coaches including onboarding, development through training exercises during weekly team meetings, and more 

Resource Development: 

• Develop culturally-reverent resources for birthing parents with their input that aligns to our coaching framework 

Peer coaching:

• Offer weekly, virtual coaching check-ins with our mamas and birthing parents 

  • Build a strong relationship and trust with parents 

  • Draw from your lived experience, our resource database, and cultural practices to build tools for healing and wellbeing

  • Organize check-in based on content and timing guidelines offered in onboarding and ongoing training 

  • Receive feedback, self-reflect and incorporate supervisory feedback on an ongoing basis to improve your coaching practice 

• Capture the quantitative and qualitative experience of our communities through note-taking during each session, and depression and anxiety screenings in a way that’s supportive, not extractive

• Proactively manage complex needs of birthing parents by building out new resources as needed, or by referring them to existing resources

• Build skills of the team by taking an active role in team meetings 

• Build your peer coaching and coaching skills by taking an active part in 1:1s and team meetings 

Your Experience and Skills:

• You have lived experience and/or proximity to the communities we work with – particularly Black and African American families

• You have 3+ years of experience peer coaching, training other peer coaches, and developing culturally-reverent community resources – ideally in the maternal mental health or parenting spaces 

• You have strong foundational coaching skills such as active listening, paraphrasing and summarizing

• You are organized, detail-oriented, and capable of balancing hiring, peer support, and team development 

• You are open to giving and receiving direct and nurturing feedback – you actively integrate it into your practice

• You are persistent and can find solutions where others see challenges

• You are comfortable with some flexibility in hours based on parent engagement 

Mindset + Values: 

• You are called to our vision of healing and transformation 

• You hold curiosity and humility, especially when you don’t have all the answers 

• You are excited to learn new tools, systems, and coaching practices

• You go the extra mile to co-create tools and moments that spark joy and connection

• You uplift and celebrate cultural practices that exist outside dominant “Western norms” 

• You thrive in evolving environments - you’re flexible, communicative and eager to grow

• You’re committed to your own mental wellness and can model setting healthy boundaries 

 

Interview Rounds & Timeline: 

Round 1 Interviews: Early May

Round 2 Interviews: Late May

Onboarding June

This timeline is an approximation, and may be shifted. 

 

What Our Roots Offers: 

• Compensation: $30 - $35 an hour depending on experience and location 

• Weekly supportive supervision

• Weekly skill development offerings 

• Opportunity to be a part of an impact-driven team that embodies the change they hope to see in the world 

• Professional development stipend

• Extensive opportunity for growth within organization 

 

Apply for this Role: 

If you closely align to the description above, and this role speaks to you, please apply by submitting this form. Your application will not be considered unless you submit through this form.