Family Partner

NORTH SUFFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
Revere, MA, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

NSCS is looking for a Family Partner to join our In Home Therapy Team! As a Family Partner, you will provide a structured one-to-one strength-based support to a Parent / Caregiver of a youth qualifying for Department of Mental Health (DMH) Flex Supports The DMH Flex Family Partner delivers peer-to-peer education, coaching, modeling, and guidance to a Parent / Caregiver of a youth diagnosed with a SED for the purpose of addressing the youth’s emotional and behavioral needs.

This is accomplished by enhancing parenting capacity and increasing access to natural community resources to enable the Parent / Caregiver to successfully support youth’s needs.

This position is designed for someone with lived experience as a parent or direct caregiver of a youth in their family with significant social, emotional, behavioral health, medical or trauma-related needs.

This position is currently a hybrid position : community visits and remote work, contingent on family preference.

What you’ll do :

  • Assists the Parent / Caregiver in meeting the youth’s needs by educating, supporting, coaching, modeling or guiding. These activities are delivered in the Parent / Caregiver’s home and community.
  • Assists the Parent / Caregiver in addressing one or more goals on the youth’s treatment plan created by the DMH Clinical service.
  • Fosters empowerment and encourages Parent / Caregiver to take active leadership roles within the treatment of youth
  • Partners with Parent / Caregiver to develop and create realistic indicators for the Transition Indicator tool.
  • Shares lived experience with Parent / Caregiver to build rapport, engage and inspire the Parent / Caregiver towards improving parental care of youth.
  • Adhere to policies and procedures governing Client rights and confidentiality.
  • On-call responsibilities.
  • What you’ll need :
  • Education
  • Education
  • Associates degree in a human service field and one year of related experience with target population OR
  • High School diploma / GED and a minimum of two years relevant experience.
  • Experience :
  • Lived experience as a parent or direct caregiver of a youth in their family with significant social, emotional, behavioral health, medical or trauma-related needs required.
  • Experienced in navigating child and family-serving systems
  • Minimum 1 year working with the target population
  • Skills :
  • Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred (please indicate language skills on application)
  • Valid Mass drivers license and offsite travel required.

Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits

  • Paid Time Off Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
  • Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
  • North Suffolk qualifies as an H-1B Cap-Exempt employer (for eligible positions)
  • North Suffolk offers visa and permanent resident card support to active employees
  • Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
  • Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Access to Credit Union Banking
  • Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Discounted Movie Tickets
  • Comprehensive Training Program
  • Internal Advancement Opportunities
  • 30+ days ago
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