Family Partner - IHBTC

Bay State Community Services, Inc.; Braintree (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

403(b) retirement plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off 35 days (first year)

Mileage reimbursement

On-call stipends

Student loan forgiveness eligibility

Tuition assistance

Training and supervision

Job summary

Bay State Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Family Partner to provide peer-based support to caregivers raising youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.

This role draws on lived experience to empower families and advocate for child-serving system navigation. You will collaborate with clinicians and peer mentors to help families feel heard, supported, and confident in navigating services and supporting their child’s success.

Qualifications

• No degree required.
• Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs, preferably mental health needs.
• Experience navigating child and family serving systems, preferably DMH.
• Ability to motivate others and work with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist parent/caregiver with meeting the needs of the youth.
• Educate the parent/caregiver on navigating child-serving systems and processes.
• Develop community partnerships to expand access to services.
• Attend meetings with families to help them prepare, participate, and advocate effectively.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Motivation

Advocacy

Education

No degree required

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

The Family Partner is a vital member of the In Home BaseTherapeutic Care (IHTBC) team, offering peer-based support to caregivers raising youth with significant emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. This role is grounded in lived experience— the Family Partner uses their own personal journey navigating child-serving systems to empower, guide, and advocate alongside families.

Family Partners work collaboratively with clinicians and young adult peer mentors to help families feel heard, supported, and confident in their ability to navigate services and support their child’s success.

What You Will Be Doing To Support Families

• Assist parent/caregiver with meeting the needs of the youth
• Educate the parent/caregiver how to navigate the child serving systems and processes
• Develop community partnerships with formal and informal community resources thus enabling family access to expanded, ongoing community based services for the children and families
• Attend meetings with families (school, clinical, community) to help them prepare, participate, and advocate effectively.

Schedule: This role is available Part-Time (weekdays 2-6p) 2-3 days a week.

Exceptional Health And Wellness Benefits

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
• Eye-Med Vision Benefits
• Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Tax Deferred Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Benefits First year: 35 Days Paid Time Off -Increased vacation with tenure
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Stipends for on-call
• Qualified employer for student loan forgiveness
• Tuition Assistance
• Extensive Training Programs including Certification(s) in Evidence Based Practices
• Supervision for licensure requirements

Requirements

Qualifications

• No degree requirements
• Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs, and preferably a youth with mental health needs
• Experience in navigating any of the child and family serving systems and teaching family members who are involved with the child and family serving systems, preferably DMH
• Experience in working collaboratively with state agencies, consumer advocacy groups, and/or behavioral health outpatient facilities
• Good organizational and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate others

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Salary: $20.20 - 22.60 per hour