Family Partner
About The Position
Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team! Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities. Apply today and earn a $2,000 sign-on bonus! Wayside’s is seeking dynamic, talented, and compassionate Family Partner to provide supportive service to parents/caregivers to eligible youth. The Family Partner must have “lived experience” as a parent/primary caregiver of a youth who is/has been involved in the Mental Health system.
Requirements
- Lived experience as a caregiver of a youth facing challenges with mental health, emotional health and/or trauma resulting in significant life disruption is required.
- Willingness to share your family’s recovery story in the context of peer support.
- Knowledge of behavioral health systems and services, DMH, and DCF resources, special education law and services, and other social service resources, and how to access these services.
- High school diploma or HiSET and a minimum of 2 years experience working with children/adolescent/transition-aged youth.
- Valid driver’s license/access to reliable automobile.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual
Responsibilities
- The Family Partner provides hope, information, encouragement, and one-to-one support to parents/caregivers of children with emotional/behavioral health issues.
- Assists caregivers in planning for the strengths and needs of their child.
- Help parents/caregivers access resources, services and support.
- Team up and consult with providers and parents/caregivers about how to best meet the needs of youth with mental health concerns.
- Works collaboratively with ICC and other team members to ensure family voice in care coordination
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits
- tuition and training reimbursement
- PTO package with 3 wellness days
- 9 paid holidays
- up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year
- free training
- CEUs
- exceptional medical benefits
- financial health supports
- career development opportunities
- $2,000 sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
