Child & Family Services, Inc.
Overview
Summary: Under the supervision and direction of the Senior Family Partner, the Family Partner is responsible for support and advocacy to parents/caregivers, and facilitation of peer support groups for caregivers. They are directly responsible to the Senior Family Partner and to the Program Director of the Community Service Agency.
Child and Family Services recognizes the power in Diversity and believes that Equity is a Human Right.
Language differential: $1 per hour (eligible languages include: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish or ASL).
Compensation is determined by factors to include evaluating internal equity, individual experience and job value, and aligning with current external market pay to ensure fairness and competitiveness.
Base pay range $19.00/hr - $22.50/hr
Responsibilities & Essential Functions
Assist the family in understanding the scope and services of the CSA and the family’s roles and responsibilities in the program.
Engage the parent/caregiver in home and community resources designed to address one or more goals on the youth’s treatment plan or ICP.
Teach parent/caregiver how to network/link and secure necessary community resources and treatment providers. Provide home and community mentoring and education to the parents/caregivers in order to enhance problem-solving, parenting effectiveness, and communication.
Participate in child’s Individual Care Planning Team (ICP) by developing clear and outlined goals. Working in collaboration with the family, the family partner supports the creation of a family vision, that is used as a centerpiece for the youth’s treatment plan.
Support the family by modeling/educating families on accessing community resources.
Maintain regular contact, primarily in-person, face-to-face, with guardians/youth as set and agreed upon by the family.
Create a comprehensive, narrative assessment of the family, in collaboration with the family, to highlight and outline the strengths, needs and cultural identities of the family.
Deliver strength-based, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services under the supervision of a Senior Family Partner.
Promotes linkage with outpatient providers by assisting the youth and family in their attending outpatient appointments. When requested by the family, and when clinically appropriate, attends and supports a youth and family at meetings related to the youth's behavioral health needs treatments in any setting.
Support and help the family with the education system by attending school meetings and participating in the development of any school plans/IEP’s; and within other systems such as the courts, state agencies and community organizations.
Monitor the family’s readiness for transition as well as their satisfaction with the CSA services.
Participate in the systems of care committee meeting.
Perform other duties as required.
Other information Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Senior ity level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Mental Health Care
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Child and Family Services recognizes the power in Diversity and believes that Equity is a Human Right.
Language differential: $1 per hour (eligible languages include: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish or ASL).
Compensation is determined by factors to include evaluating internal equity, individual experience and job value, and aligning with current external market pay to ensure fairness and competitiveness.
Base pay range $19.00/hr - $22.50/hr
Responsibilities & Essential Functions
Assist the family in understanding the scope and services of the CSA and the family’s roles and responsibilities in the program.
Engage the parent/caregiver in home and community resources designed to address one or more goals on the youth’s treatment plan or ICP.
Teach parent/caregiver how to network/link and secure necessary community resources and treatment providers. Provide home and community mentoring and education to the parents/caregivers in order to enhance problem-solving, parenting effectiveness, and communication.
Participate in child’s Individual Care Planning Team (ICP) by developing clear and outlined goals. Working in collaboration with the family, the family partner supports the creation of a family vision, that is used as a centerpiece for the youth’s treatment plan.
Support the family by modeling/educating families on accessing community resources.
Maintain regular contact, primarily in-person, face-to-face, with guardians/youth as set and agreed upon by the family.
Create a comprehensive, narrative assessment of the family, in collaboration with the family, to highlight and outline the strengths, needs and cultural identities of the family.
Deliver strength-based, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services under the supervision of a Senior Family Partner.
Promotes linkage with outpatient providers by assisting the youth and family in their attending outpatient appointments. When requested by the family, and when clinically appropriate, attends and supports a youth and family at meetings related to the youth's behavioral health needs treatments in any setting.
Support and help the family with the education system by attending school meetings and participating in the development of any school plans/IEP’s; and within other systems such as the courts, state agencies and community organizations.
Monitor the family’s readiness for transition as well as their satisfaction with the CSA services.
Participate in the systems of care committee meeting.
Perform other duties as required.
Other information Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Senior ity level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Mental Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Child & Family Services, Inc. by 2x.
Get notified about new Customer Service Advisor jobs in Fall River, MA.
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