Family Partner - Coastal Community Service Agency

Bay State Community Services Inc•Braintree, MA

19h

About The Position

As a parent,foster parent, and/or legal guardian supporting a child with emotional or behavioral challenges, life can be stressful and challenging. Join our team as a Family Partner to empathize with parental challenges and provide impartial support to other families in need. What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference... Assist parent/caregiver with meeting the needs of the youth and meet one or more of the following purposes: educating, supporting, coaching, modeling, and guiding Educating, teaching the parent/caregiver how to navigate the child serving systems and processes Driving is required We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program!

Requirements

Experience as a parent/legal guardian/foster parent of a youth with special needs, and preferably a youth with mental health needs
At least one year of professional experience within the Social Services caring for youth and families

Responsibilities

Assist parent/caregiver with meeting the needs of the youth
Educating, supporting, coaching, modeling, and guiding
Educating, teaching the parent/caregiver how to navigate the child serving systems and processes

Benefits

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
Eye-Med Vision Benefits
Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Tax Deferred Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Benefits First year: 35 Days Paid Time Off -Increased vacation with tenure
Pet Insurance
Employee discounts
Mileage Reimbursement
Stipends for on-call
Qualified employer for student loan forgiveness
Tuition Assistance
Extensive Training Programs including Certification(s) in Evidence Based Practices
Supervision for licensure requirements