Family Partner

Texana Center • Bay City, TX

6d

About The Position

The Family Partner promotes and develops the skills of families with children who have emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders. In a peer mentoring role, the Family Partner engages families in the recovery process and helps parents or caregivers advocate for their children, use existing services, and organize natural supports and resources within the family and community. The role includes providing ongoing training to help sustain success and improve outcomes for the child and family, and assisting with development of a Recovery Plan that identifies strengths, needs, skills, support, and resources. Documentation must meet applicable standards and established performance benchmarks. The Family Partner works within a multidisciplinary treatment team and is accountable for adhering to and promoting the Center’s compliance policy. The position reports directly to the Clinic Manager and performs other duties as assigned by the Clinic Manager and/or Clinical Team Leader.

Routine hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with flexibility for schedule changes to accommodate appointments outside routine work hours. Reliable vehicle and transportation are required; mileage is paid. Starting pay is $17.06 per hour, increasing to $18.00 per hour at six months and $18.95 per hour at one year, subject to satisfactory performance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified Family Partner at hire or within six months of hire.
• Texas driver’s license in good standing as defined by Texana Center’s procedure.
• Be the parent of a child who currently receives, or has previously received, services from a child-serving agency for mental health-related issues.
• Have successfully navigated a child-serving system for two years and be able to articulate lived experience related to care and advocacy for a child who is in a stable place in their recovery.
• Excellent engagement, time management, and organizational skills.
• Reliable vehicle and transportation.
• Ability to perform SAMA and CPR.
• Ability to perform the listed physical functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Family Partner.
• Previous paid or volunteer experience providing peer support in a mental health or substance abuse setting.
• Spanish speaking.

Responsibilities

• Promote, develop, and foster the skills of families with children who have emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders.
• Help parents or caregivers become advocates for their children.
• Guide families in using existing services and developing or organizing natural resources within the family and community.
• Serve as a peer mentor and engage families in the recovery process.
• Provide ongoing training to parents or caregivers to sustain success and improve outcomes for the child and family.
• Assist with developing a Recovery Plan that identifies strengths, needs, skills, support, and resources.
• Complete documentation that meets applicable standards and established performance benchmarks.
• Work within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Adhere to and promote the Center compliance policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Clinic Manager and/or Clinical Team Leader.

Benefits

• Mileage paid.

What This Job Offers

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