FSRI- Family Support Partner Outreach Coordinator, Family Care Community Partnership (FCCP)

The City of Providence; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to making a positive impact in the community! As a Family Support Partner, you will empower families facing challenges related to emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities. This role involves direct support, outreach coordination, and connecting families with vital resources. If you are passionate about helping others and have the experience to mentor parents, this is the perfect opportunity for you. With a commitment to diversity and inclusivity, you will thrive in a supportive environment that values your contributions. Become part of a mission-driven organization that has been transforming lives for over a century!

Benefits

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Work-life benefits

Flexible schedule

Qualifications

• Experience parenting a child with serious emotional disturbances is required.
• Knowledge to support parents or caregivers effectively is essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with families to provide support and connect them with resources.
• Coordinate outreach efforts to promote FCCP program services.

Skills

Peer mentoring

Knowledge of emotional disturbances

Flexibility in scheduling

Communication skills

Bilingual skills

Multilingual skills

Education

Wraparound training and certification

Tools

Excel

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!

Position Summary: Responsible for partnering with families and supporting the wraparound facilitator to do Wraparound with the family. May provide direct support and services for some families. Responsible for connecting families with other families with similar challenges and other community resources. The FSP will partner with and support families with children and youth who are at risk for abuse and neglect, who have serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a developmental disability (DD) and/or who have juvenile corrections involvement in the home and/or school setting. The FSP’s involvement with families is by family choice, as some families may either choose not to have a FSP or may not require it. The length of involvement is different with each family as the FSPs role is to empower the family toward self-efficacy. The FSP Outreach Coordinator will coordinate and track all outreach endeavors for the FCCP team to promote the FCCP program services to community members and providers in order to increase referrals and elevate the positive impact that FCCP has on the families in Providence and Cranston. Outreach tasks will comprise 50% of job duties.

Qualifications:

• The FSP is a peer mentor and must have experience parenting a child with serious emotional disturbance (SED) or a developmental disability (DD) and/or who has been involved with child welfare services or juvenile corrections.
• Knowledge and competencies needed to effectively support another parent or caregiver are needed.
• Wraparound training and certification are required, but will be provided in-service at a later date.
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Must be proficient in Excel and have experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
• Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
• Ability to communicate by voice, use sight and hearing.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!

About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.