Family Partner

Lakes Regional Community Center • Terrell, TX

16d

About The Position

The Family Partner is a parent of a child in recovery who has been trained to effectively share their lived experience raising that child while navigating child serving organizations. Their purpose is to help and support other families with their recovery. They provide flexible, community based services that are designed to promote the empowerment, recovery, and community integration of families who have severe mental health challenges by facilitating opportunities for families receiving service to direct their own recovery and advocacy process, by teaching and supporting the acquisition and utilization of skills needed to facilitate the family’s recovery, promoting the knowledge of available service options and choices and the utilization of natural resources in the community, and helping facilitate the development of a sense of wellness and self-worth. The Family Partner performs a range of tasks through family and group sessions to assist the family in their own recovery process. They are responsible for working with families in treatment in a manner that is trauma-informed and responsive to needs, culture, gender, and military status. The Family Partner is responsible for collaborating with families and the team in the development of a person-centered recovery plan/family-centered recovery plan aimed at helping every family achieve their goals and objectives. Applies general knowledge of Recovery services to complete small projects or conduct a series of tasks with a limited degree of supervision. Supports and teaches parenting skills and other recovery tools and models personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness. Supports participants in self-managing critical or crisis situations. Outreach to families that have missed appointments with the goal to engage in treatment. Continues to engage new families into services, assisting and navigating services. Provides linkage to other services within Lakes Regional and the community. Must transport families as needed: Current good driving record and maintaining good driving record. This position will float between Terrell, Rockwall, and Greenville offices.

Requirements

• Be a parent or a legally authorized representative of a child who has or has had a behavioral health diagnosis.
• Have one cumulative year of participating in mental health services as the parent or legally authorized representative of a child receiving mental health services.
• Be willing and able to share their lived experiences related to raising this child and navigating child-serving agencies with families in services.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED
• Have a valid Texas Driver's license
• Provide proof of current Texas liability insurance
• Be willing to use a personal vehicle for travel within the 3-county catchment area
• Current good driving record and maintaining good driving record

Responsibilities

• Share lived experience raising a child in recovery while navigating child serving organizations
• Help and support other families with their recovery
• Provide flexible, community based services
• Promote the empowerment, recovery, and community integration of families who have severe mental health challenges
• Facilitate opportunities for families receiving service to direct their own recovery and advocacy process
• Teach and support the acquisition and utilization of skills needed to facilitate the family’s recovery
• Promote the knowledge of available service options and choices and the utilization of natural resources in the community
• Help facilitate the development of a sense of wellness and self-worth
• Perform a range of tasks through family and group sessions to assist the family in their own recovery process
• Work with families in treatment in a manner that is trauma-informed and responsive to needs, culture, gender, and military status
• Collaborate with families and the team in the development of a person-centered recovery plan/family-centered recovery plan
• Support and teach parenting skills and other recovery tools
• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
• Support participants in self-managing critical or crisis situations
• Outreach to families that have missed appointments with the goal to engage in treatment
• Engage new families into services, assisting and navigating services
• Provide linkage to other services within Lakes Regional and the community
• Transport families as needed

Benefits

• Employer-Cost Sharing of Health Insurance (Plus 50% of Elected Dependent Coverage)
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
• Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (Up to 5% of Base Salary)
• Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 12 Paid Holidays per Year
• 2 Weeks of Paid Vacation Leave per Year with Graduating Accrual Rate
• 2+ Weeks of Paid Sick Leave per Year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED