ACCS Family Partner

Eliot Community Human Services
Danvers, MA, US
Full-time

$3000 Sign On Bonus!

Eliot is searching for an individual to be a Family Partner. This individual will have lived experience as a primary caretaker of a youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), and / or an adult family member with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), As a result of that experience, have you have navigated the mental health system in the state of Massachusetts?

Eliot is a leader in the Behavioral Health realm and provides an integrated and comprehensive network of services to adults with psychiatric disabilities that are evidence based, provide rehabilitation and hope to those in services.

Eliot is known for our innovative clinical approach, high quality clinical training and for having the most talented people in community behavioral health services.

Responsibilities :

Providing in-home and / or community support to youth / adults and families during a behavioral health emergency, with a primary focus on assisting the parents / caregivers.

Provide services in the community from a strengths based, individualized, person-centered, family-focused, recovery-oriented, multi-systemic, and culturally competent perspective.

  • Work with the ACCS team and the family providing both in-person and telephonic support, referrals and linkage to other services.
  • Offer support, modeling and skill development to parents / caregivers / family members. Act as liaison and advocate between family and the mental health or educational system.
  • Ensure that all services provided are culturally and linguistically appropriate. This may include accessing and utilizing resources to meet the needs of persons.
  • Assist parents / caregivers in developing advocacy skills for their child / youth or adult family member up to and including participation in meetings in the school and / or community.
  • Support families in the development of a strengths-based treatment plan / safety plan, in conjunction with the ACCSs clinical recommendations, including crisis intervention techniques to help diffuse a situation, and potentially keep a youth or adult family member at home or in the community setting where they reside, while connecting the youth / adult and family to needed supportive services.
  • Work with families and the ACCS to identify and apply for needed local, state, and federal resources (i.e. benefits, low-income housing, fuel assistance, summer camps, after school programs, transportation, day care vouchers, specialized services, employment support, etc.).

Schedule : Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.

Bonus Breakdown :

  • Completion of one month's employment : $1,500
  • Completion of 6 months' employment (probationary period) : $1,500
  • 30+ days ago
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