Family Specialist

Stars Behavioral Health Group•Torrance, CA

2d•$21 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Partner with us in making a positive change! Join a team where your work truly matters. We're proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work for 8 years by our own employees. We invite you to partner with us in our mission to improve mental healthcare. The Family Specialist builds trusting relationships with both the child/youth (Youth) and their parent/ caregiver(s) (Caregivers), while providing practical guidance and strategies that address behavioral challenges and support emotional growth. In this role, the Family Specialist also helps uncover unmet needs, teaches coping skills, and bridges gaps to repair relationships and build understanding amongst family members. The Family Specialist engages both the youth and the caregiver(s) to explore behaviors, practice new skills, and create lasting connections. The Family Specialist offers direct behavioral interventions and skill-building for the youth and caregivers. The Family Specialist is the family’s primary behavioral support partner, working in coordination with the youth therapist and the Child and Family Team to support the youth and caregiver(s) in achieving their goals. Programs: High Fidelity Wraparound services: Comprehensive Behavioral & Social Support Services , Crisis response, team-based approach. Population Served: Children, Youth, and Families battling trauma, mental illness, neglect, or substance abuse. Facility & Setting: Multidisciplinary program sites serving SPA 1,2,3,4,6,7,8. Clinical Services: Trauma-informed care, mental health treatment, behavioral interventions , and parental skill enhancement. Length of Stay: Based on need, average stay is 18 months. Skills & Transition: Strengths-based empowerment, resilience building, and long-term recovery/re-integration support. Family support, skill development, advocacy, and comprehensive community resources.

Requirements

FS I: High School diploma or equivalent (e.g. GED, HiSET, etc.) required
FS II: Associates degree in a Mental Health, Human Services or closely related field
FS III: Bachelor’s degree in a mental health, human services, or closely related field
FS I: Three (3) years experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and families
FS II: Two (2) years experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and families
FC III: One (1) year experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and/or families
Valid California Driver’s License and maintenance of a driving record that meets the company driver eligibility policy
Spanish Speaking Required

Nice To Haves

Supervision for BBS hours for AMFT, ACSW, and APCC professionals (where applicable).

Responsibilities

Builds trusting relationships with both the child/youth and their parent/caregiver(s).
Provides practical guidance and strategies that address behavioral challenges and support emotional growth.
Helps uncover unmet needs.
Teaches coping skills.
Bridges gaps to repair relationships and build understanding amongst family members.
Engages both the youth and the caregiver(s) to explore behaviors, practice new skills, and create lasting connections.
Offers direct behavioral interventions and skill-building for the youth and caregivers.
Acts as the family’s primary behavioral support partner.
Works in coordination with the youth therapist and the Child and Family Team to support the youth and caregiver(s) in achieving their goals.