Caregiver Advocate & Family Support Partner

Child & Family Services, Inc.; Fall River (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Child & Family Services, Inc. in Fall River, MA seeks a Family Partner to support and advocate for parents and caregivers, and to facilitate peer support groups.

Reporting to the Senior Family Partner and the Program Director of the Community Service Agency, you will help families access services and coordinate care. The role emphasizes collaboration, family-driven planning, and culturally competent, linguistically appropriate services, with regular in-person contact and participation in school

Responsibilities

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Assist the family in understanding the scope and services of the CSA and the family’s roles and responsibilities in the program.
• Engage the parent/caregiver in home and community resources designed to address one or more goals on the youth’s treatment plan or ICP
• Teach parent/caregiver how to network/link and secure necessary community resources and treatment providers. Provide home and community mentoring and education to the parents/caregivers in order to enhance problem-solving, parenting effectiveness, and communication.
• Participate in child’s Individual Care Planning Team (ICP) by developing clear and outlined goals. Working in collaboration with the family, the family partner supports the creation of a family vision, that is used as a centerpiece for the youth’s treatment plan.
• Support the family by modeling/educating families on accessing community resources.
• Maintain regular contact, primarily in-person, face-to-face, with guardians/youth as set and agreed upon by the family.
• Create a comprehensive, narrative assessment of the family, in collaboration with the family, to highlight and outline the strengths, needs and cultural identities of the family.
• Deliver strength-based, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services under the supervision of a Senior. Family Partner.
• Promotes linkage with outpatient providers by assisting the youth and family in their attending outpatient appointments. When requested by the family, and when clinically appropriate, attends and supports a youth and family at meetings related to the youth's behavioral health needs treatments in any setting.
• Support and help the family with the education system by attending school meetings and participating in the development of any school plans/IEP’s; and within other systems such as the courts, state agencies and community organizations.
• Monitor the family’s readiness for transition as well as their satisfaction with the CSA services.
• Participate in the systems of care committee meeting.
• Perform other duties as required.

Job description

Child & Family Services, Inc. in Fall River, MA seeks a Family Partner to support and advocate for parents and caregivers, and to facilitate peer support groups.

Reporting to the Senior Family Partner and the Program Director of the Community Service Agency, you will help families access services and coordinate care. The role emphasizes collaboration, family-driven planning, and culturally competent, linguistically appropriate services, with regular in-person contact and participation in school