Family Liaison

Community Bridges, INC•Goodyear, AZ

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About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models. Job Summary The Family Liaison is an individual who has the personal lived experience of being a family member of a person who is receiving, or has received, mental health and or substance abuse services in crisis and traditional treatment settings and has experienced their own personal recovery as a supportive family member. The Family Liaison uses their own personal experience and the resources provided by CBI to personalize care and assist clients and their families in understanding of services, utilizing referrals and applying recommendations from other professionals, and navigating current systems of care available in their community.

Requirements

Highschool diploma or GED required.
Personal experience of being a family member of a person who is receiving mental health/substance abuse services and having worked on own family’s recovery required.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree or higher preferred.
Experience working with children and families in a community-based program preferred.
Health Care related experience where his or her prior experience would provide adequate exposure to both behavioral and medical crisis situations preferred but not required