Family Support Partner EMPACT

La Frontera Center•Tempe, AZ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera family, is seeking a Family Support Partner to join their team. This role involves providing direct support to families as an active member of the Child and Family Team. The Family Support Partner will act as a system guide and advocate for parents, encouraging them to move towards self-advocacy and develop skills to achieve their life goals. This position will also assist families in gathering information about their strengths and needs, providing information to aid in decision-making for child and family planning, and connecting families with community resources. The role requires navigating the education, behavioral health, juvenile justice, and social services systems. This is a full-time position with the flexibility to work occasional weekend days or evenings to meet client needs.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
Experience as a parent, foster parent, adoptive parent or a caretaker of a Child with Behavioral Health needs and experience with the children's services systems. The child MUST have lived with you.
Be very organized and can manage their time effectively in this busy position.
Be computer literate, good customer service skills, basic typing.
Able to work professionally and effectively with others from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Possess a valid ARIZONA driver's license w/no major infractions for past 39 months.
Must have a Fingerprint Clearance Card or be eligible to obtain one.
Must be 21 years of age or older at time of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Models the skills necessary to maneuver within the behavioral health system and other community programs, thus serving as a system guide and advocate for the parent.
Provide direct support to families as an active member of the Child and Family Team.
Encourage family members to move toward self-advocacy in the attainment of their own, culturally specific life goals for themselves and their children and help them develop the skills to do so.
Work with the family to gather information regarding their strengths and needs, as well as provides information, which enables the family to make decisions in the child and family planning process and beyond.
Provide information and connections to community resources, and helps the family navigate through the processes of the education, behavioral health, juvenile justice, and social services systems.
Demonstrated ability to remain calm in crisis situations, work independently and cooperatively, recognize personal limitations, and relate positively and with empathy to all persons regardless of age, race, creed, gender or sexual orientation.
Maintain professional conduct consistent with ethical professional practice and the policies and procedures of the agency.
Maintain a professional demeanor and positive working relationships with internal and external team members, stakeholders, and community and business partners.
If driving while on agency time or on agency business, a valid Arizona driver license and appropriate liability insurance and approval for liability coverage with EMPACT - SPC’s liability insurance carrier is required.
At time of hire, a 3-year state driving record with no major infractions or excessive driving violations/tickets is required.