In-Home Family Partner & Recovery Advocate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent supervision

Generous paid time off (29 days first년

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental and vision insurance

403b retirement plan with employer/

Life Insurance (employer-paid)

Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

Open Sky Community Services in Worcester, MA is hiring a Family Partner to work with youth and families in intensive home-based therapeutic care. The role leverages lived experience to support families in navigating systems, developing advocacy, and building confidence for decision-making.

You'll collaborate with youth, caregivers, clinicians, schools, and other providers to ensure integrated peer and family support across care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Uses lived experience to support families 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 a parent/caregiver

Reliability and willingness to learn

Experience accessing mental health or

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Job description

Open Sky Community Services in Worcester, MA is hiring a Family Partner to work with youth and families in intensive home-based therapeutic care. The role leverages lived experience to support families in navigating systems, developing advocacy, and building confidence for decision-making.

You'll collaborate with youth, caregivers, clinicians, schools, and other providers to ensure integrated peer and family support across care.