Family Partner (20 Hours) - Worcester Integrated Team B

Open Sky Community Services Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental and vision insurance

403b retirement plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Open Sky Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Family Partner to educate families on navigating the mental health care system, maximize treatment outcomes, and build supportive provider relationships.

The role involves engaging families, coaching advocacy skills, and coordinating events to keep families connected and informed. Ideal candidates will bring firsthand experience as a parent or caregiver of someone with mental health challenges, along with reliability and a willingness to learn in a

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent is required.
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record required.
• Experience as a parent, caregiver, guardian, grandparent or foster parent supporting a person with mental health challenges is required.
• Experience accessing mental health or related services is required.
• Reliability, willingness to learn, and openness to new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Educate families on effective ways to navigate systems of care, maximize treatment, and build supportive relationships with providers and others working with the individual and family around mental health, behavioral and emotional needs.
• Provide hope, information, advocacy and support to families of individuals with mental health issues that are receiving services.
• Coach families in developing advocacy and collaboration skills and empower families to understand and exercise their rights.
• Engage individuals in non-directive and supportive relationships that promote empowerment and self-learning.
• Plan and coordinate network and family events that keep families connected and allow opportunities for families to communicate and socialize together.

Skills

Parenting experience

Caregiver experience

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Job description

Job Description: Adult Community Clinical Services is a Department of Mental Health funded service that is designed to deliver evidence-based interventions within a clinically focused model.

Individuals served are diagnosed with mental illness or dual diagnosis and reside in their own homes, apartments, or in group living environments.

Our services focus on helping people transition to a more independent environment while maximizing their natural supports by building skills and achieving personal goals.

The teams are tight knit, supportive and multidisciplinary.

Open Sky’s talented clinicians, substance use counselors, nurses, peer staff, housing counselors, outreach counselors, and direct care staff provide quality, compassionate care to individuals served.

The Family Partner is responsible for educating families on effective ways to navigate systems of care, maximize effective treatment, and build supportive relationships with providers and others working with the individual and family around mental health, behavioral and emotional needs.

Other Key Responsibilities

Provide hope, information, advocacy and support to families of individuals with mental health issues that are receiving services from ACCS.

Coach families in developing advocacy and collaboration skills and empower families to understand and exercise their rights.

Engage individuals in non-directive and supportive relationships that promote empowerment and self-learning.

Plan and coordinate network and family events that keep families connected and allow opportunities for families to communicate and socialize together.

Qualifications

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent, required.

Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record, required.

Experience being a parent, caregiver, guardian, grandparent or foster care parent supporting a person with mental health challenges, required.

Experience accessing mental health or related services, required.

Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

Pay Range: 22.07 - 22.07

About Us

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with.

Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits.

Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays.
• Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education!
• Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status.

Thank you for your interest in Open Sky Community Services - Where Your Work Matters!

Open Sky Community Services, Inc. offers a wide range of services for adults, adolescents, and children experiencing mental health challenges, developmental and intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, brain injury, homelessness and other complex challenges.

Open Sky has 1,300 employees, an annual budget of over $100 million and more than 100 programs throughout the region serving more than 8,000 individuals.

We support those we serve to achieve their definition of wellness, and pursue the opportunities and relationships that are meaningful to them.

We help them see beyond what they thought was possible, to find their open sky.

For more information, please visit www.openskycs.org.