Family Partner (Behavioral Health)
Company: Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc.
Location: Boston
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
***$3,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!!***Overview:Family support and training
is a service provided to the parent/caregiver of a youth (under the
age of 21) in any setting where the youth resides, such as the home
(including foster homes and therapeutic foster homes), and other
community settings. Family support and training is a service that
provides a structured, one-on-one, strength based relationship
between a Family Support and Training Partner and a parent
caregiver. Position Summary:As a Family Partner you will resolve or
ameliorate the youth's emotional and behavioral needs by improving
the capacity of the parent/caregiver to parent the youth, to
improve the youth's functioning as identified in the outpatient or
In-home Therapy treatment plan, or Individual Care Plan
(ICP).Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Engaging the parent/caregiver with learning how to network and
link to community resources and services for support; this includes
how to link resources and treatment providers, and advocating for
and accessing resources to address the youth's emotional and
behavioral needs.
- Work closely with the family and any existing/referring
behavioral health providers (such as DMH, DCF, DYS, DPH, etc.) to
ensure implementation of the objectives and goals identified in the
treatment plan, and to support services/care planning and
coordination on behalf of and with the youth and
parent/caregiver
- Coordinate and participate in all care planning meetings and
processes for the youth.
- Report weekly to Senior Parent Partner and keep supervisor
updated on all cases
- Complete all necessary paperwork and data entry assignments in
a timely mannerRequired Skills, Education and Experience:
- Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs and
preferable a youth with mental health needs. (Family caregiver
refers to any biological, kinship, foster and/or adoptive
family/caregiver responsible for the care of a youth).
- Experience navigating any of the child and family-serving
systems and teaching family members who are involved with the child
and family serving systems.
- Ability to appropriately use personal experience in navigating
medical/mental health system
- Must have exceptional writing and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in human services field from an accredited
university and one (1) year of experience working with the target
population, or
- Associate's degree in a Human Service field from an accredited
school and one (1) year of experience working with
children/adolescents/transition age youth, and/or high school
diploma or GED and a minimum of two (2) years experience working
with children/adolescents/transition age youth.
- Must possess a current valid driver's license and reliable
transportation, must have proof of automobile insurance.
- Provide culturally competent services to ensure that the there
is a recognition of economic status, gender, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, race, language and the unique values and goals for each
youth and family.Benefits:--- Paid sick leave--- Health, vision and
dental insurance--- 401K plan--- Access to free, on-line CEU
approved educational courses--- Employee discounts program
providing discounts on thousands of products and services--- Work
with a professional, dedicated and compassionate team of people---
Help us continue the important work of changing and saving
livesLearn more about our organization and this position here:
www.csrox.org/careers-at-csr/
Keywords: Children's Services of Roxbury, Inc., Boston , Family Partner (Behavioral Health), Healthcare , Boston, Massachusetts
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