Family Partner Weekend Relief

Riverside Community Care; Milford (MA); On-site; USD 25,310 - 36,048; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Eleven paid holidays

Tax-deferred retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

A community care provider in Milford, MA is seeking a Family Partner to provide support to parents during psychiatric emergencies for youth. The role requires lived experience navigating the mental health system and offers competitive pay. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance and generous time off, all within a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a parent with lived experience navigating relevant service delivery systems.
• Experience providing support during psychiatric emergencies is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support parents during a psychiatric emergency assessment.
• Collaborate with clinicians to stabilize youth in crisis.
• Help families navigate the mental health system.

Skills

Lived experience with children having behavioral or developmental support needs

Knowledge of mental health systems

Ability to provide emotional support

Job description

Riverside Community Care

Love what you do!

Family Partner - Weekend Relief - Milford MCI

Do you have a lived experience raising a child with behavioral or developmental support needs?

Our Behavioral Health Services Division at Riverside Community Care is looking for a Family Partner!

Riverside Community Care seeks parents with lived experience raising a child with behavioral or developmental support needs and sound knowledge of the network of available services to families and youth.

This is a relief opportunity to provide support to parents during a psychiatric emergency assessment of their children. Family Partners will work out of our Milford, MA office and will travel to locations in the local community. Family Partners work collaboratively with Master’s level clinicians to intervene and stabilize youth in crisis. They will provide support to parents or guardians by helping them navigate the mental health system, and directing them toward each step in the process.

NOTE: This position requires that the applicant is a parent with lived experience navigating the special education, DCF, DMH, DDS, or mental health service delivery system on behalf of your child. Applicants who do not demonstrate this experience cannot be considered for this role.

Schedule

Relief hours available with a weekend need!

Pay Rate

$22.27/hour

• additional $1 for CPS
• additional $2 for CARC

Why You'll Love Riverside

We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

Benefits include

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts –both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

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