In-Home Family Partner & Advocate

Open Sky Community Services Inc.; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Sky Community Services provides in-home therapeutic support for youth and young adults facing emotional challenges. The Family Partner role relies on lived experience as a parent or caregiver to build trust and empower families as they move toward recovery.

Join a collaborative team that coordinates with clinicians, schools, and other providers to integrate peer and family support into care plans, crises planning, and goal setting, promoting hope and self-advocacy.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Uses lived experience to support parents and caregivers in understanding and navigating systems of care, strengthening advocacy skills, and developing confidence in decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with youth, caregivers, clinicians, schools, and other service providers to ensure peer and family support is fully integrated with all aspects of care.
• Partner with families in goal development, crisis planning, and problem-solving, offering perspective rooted in personal experience and recovery.
• Support youth in building communication skills and strengthening relationships with family members, friends, natural supports, and providers.
• Promote hope, normalization, and empowerment by modeling recovery, self-advocacy, and system navigation through lived experience.

Skills

Lived experience as caregiver

Driver's License

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Open Sky Community Services provides in-home therapeutic support for youth and young adults facing emotional challenges. The Family Partner role relies on lived experience as a parent or caregiver to build trust and empower families as they move toward recovery.

Join a collaborative team that coordinates with clinicians, schools, and other providers to integrate peer and family support into care plans, crises planning, and goal setting, promoting hope and self-advocacy.