Family Partner & Community Resource Advocate

Child & Family Services; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation time

Sick days

401K

Life insurance

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Child & Family Services in Massachusetts seeks a Family Partner to support and advocate for parents and caregivers, and to facilitate peer groups for caregivers. You will work under the Senior Family Partner and Program Director to help families access community resources.

This role requires understanding systems of care, strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, and occasional evening/weekend availability to meet families where they are.

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced adult who is a parent/caregiver of a youth with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED).
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and strong interpersonal skills.
• Availability during evenings/weekends may be required.
• Must understand systems of care.

Responsibilities

• Assist the family in understanding CSA services 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.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Child & Family Services in Massachusetts seeks a Family Partner to support and advocate for parents and caregivers, and to facilitate peer groups for caregivers. You will work under the Senior Family Partner and Program Director to help families access community resources.

This role requires understanding systems of care, strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, and occasional evening/weekend availability to meet families where they are.