Support and Stabilization Services - Family Partner

Open Sky Community Services • Worcester, MA

2d • $22

About The Position

Open Sky’s Support & Stabilization Services provide an array of services to support youth up to the age of 22 years and families that may be experiencing emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Services provided include groups, therapeutic services to help children remain in their home, preparation support for children reunifying with family, permanency support, skill building, increasing social connections, and providing families with community resources to meet basic needs. The goal of the program is to provide families with access to services that are tailored to their individualized strengths and needs which gives youth the greatest chance for safety, permanency, and well-being.
The Family Partner is a vital member of the team that brings lived experience as a parent, caregiver, or family member who has navigated services through the Department of Children and Families. This firsthand experience is essential to building trust, fostering hope, and empowering families as they move toward stability and recovery. Other Key Responsibilities:
Uses lived experience to collaborate with the youth and their parent/caregiver, treatment providers, supports, school, and other service providers to ensure the cohesive inclusion of the parent/caregiver peer support service with all other services.
Uses lived experience to support youth to communicate effectively and foster their communication with family, friends, allies/natural supports, providers and others.
Practice skills related to networking, informed decision making, collaborative decision making and leadership with parents/caregivers. Provide psychoeducation around parenting skills and trauma.
Ability to develop a healthy relationship with the youth and their parent/caregiver. This includes but is not limited to the following: listening from a parent/caregiver perspective, encouraging the youth’s and parent/caregiver’s unique gifts, and fostering communication between the youth and their parents/caregivers, friends, other natural supports, providers and others identified.

Requirements

• Lived experience lived experience as a youth, parent, caregiver, or family member who has navigated services through the Department of Children and Families, required.
• Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving history and reliable transportation, required.
• Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual candidates highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Uses lived experience to collaborate with the youth and their parent/caregiver, treatment providers, supports, school, and other service providers to ensure the cohesive inclusion of the parent/caregiver peer support service with all other services.
• Uses lived experience to support youth to communicate effectively and foster their communication with family, friends, allies/natural supports, providers and others.
• Practice skills related to networking, informed decision making, collaborative decision making and leadership with parents/caregivers. Provide psychoeducation around parenting skills and trauma.
• Ability to develop a healthy relationship with the youth and their parent/caregiver. This includes but is not limited to the following: listening from a parent/caregiver perspective, encouraging the youth’s and parent/caregiver’s unique gifts, and fostering communication between the youth and their parents/caregivers, friends, other natural supports, providers and others identified.

Benefits

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education! Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed