Family Partner

Texana Center; Bay City (TX); On-site; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Texana Center in Bay City, TX seeks a Family Partner to support families of children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. This full-time role focuses on advocacy, connecting families to services, and building community resources.

You will work from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility for schedule changes. Mileage is reimbursed; candidates must meet education and licensing requirements and have reliable transportation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Certified Family Partner at hire or within 6 months of hire.
• Texas driver’s license in good standing as defined by Texana Center’s procedure.
• Must be the parent of a child who is currently, or has been in the past, received services from a child-serving agency for mental health related issues.
• Have successfully navigated a child serving system for 2 years and be able to articulate their lived experience as relates to care and advocacy for their child who is in a stable place in their recovery.

Responsibilities

• Promote and develop the skills of families with children who have emotional, behavioral or mental health disorders.
• Assist the parent/caregiver in becoming an advocate for the child and provide guidance in utilizing existing services and developing resources.
• Engage the family in the Recovery Process and provide ongoing training to sustain success and improve outcomes.
• Develop the Recovery Plan with strengths, needs, skills, support and resources.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary treatment team and adhere to the Center's compliance policy.

Skills

Engagement

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Family Partner

Job description

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Family Partner

Bay City BH Clinic Full Time Bay City BH Clinic, Bay City, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1995

Salary Range: $17.06 To $18.95 Hourly

Family Partner

Role Responsibilities

The Family Partner is responsible for promoting and developing and fostering the skills of families with children who have emotional, behavioral or mental health disorders. The Family Partner is to assist the parent/caregiver in becoming an advocate for the child, provide guidance in utilizing existing services and developing/organizing natural resources within the family and community. The Family Partner assumes a peer mentoring role, engages the family in the Recovery Process, provides on-going training to the parent/caregiver to sustain success and improve outcomes for the child and family. The Family Partner can assist in the development of the Recovery Plan with strengths, needs, skills, support and resources.

Documentation must meet all applicable standards and established performance benchmarks. The position reports directly to the Clinic Manager. The Family Partner performs other duties as assigned by the Clinic Manager and/or Clinical Team Leader. Must be able to work within a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Must have excellent engagement, time management and organizational skills. Routine hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday with flexibility for schedule changes to allow for appointments outside of routine work hours. Must have reliable vehicles and transportation. Mileage paid. The Family Partner is responsible and accountable for the adherence to and promotion of the Center compliance policy.

• 90% $17.06/ hour to start
• 95% $18.00/hour at 6 mos. with satisfactory performance
• 100% $18.95/hour at 1 year with satisfactory performance

Required Education and/or Certifications, Experience, Skills

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certified Family Partner at hire or within 6 months of hire
• Texas driver’s license in good standing as defined by Texana Center’s procedure
• Must be the parent of a child who is currently, or has been in the past, received services from a child-serving agency for mental health related issues.
• Have successfully navigated a child serving system for 2 years and be able to articulate their lived experience as relates to care and advocacy for their child who is in a stable place in their recovery.

Preferred Education and/or Certifications, Experience, Skills

• Certified Family Partner
• Spanish Speaking

Job Related Physical Requirements

• Must be able to perform SAMA and CPR.
• Must be able to perform moderate lifting and carrying (15-44#), pushing, stooping, repeated bending, reaching above shoulder, simple grasping, hearing, walking, sitting and twisting.
• Must have ability to see, write, operate office equipment, operate a motor vehicle and have depth perception.
• Qualified individual must be able to perform these functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Texana Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer