Family Support Partner - Child First

Paragon•Centennial, CO

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Paragon Behavioral Health Connections is a comprehensive behavioral health organization dedicated to positively impacting individuals and families through compassionate, client-centered care. We aim to deliver personalized care that uplifts clients and builds supportive connections in communities. Through community-based or in-home services, and digital solutions as needed, we meet clients where they are physically and emotionally to provide the right support at the right time. Serving communities across Colorado, we offer equitable and creative “one-stop” behavioral health services, including in-home mental health and substance use treatment, crisis stabilization, early childhood support, intensive outpatient programs, assertive community treatment, medication management, and wrap-around support. Our vision is to empower individuals and families with complex needs to overcome challenges, build essential skills, and access resources for long-term well-being. Our programming includes intensive care management for families and adults, Crisis Stabilization, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Child First for young children and caregivers, integrated co-occurring Intensive Outpatient treatment, individual and family therapy, medication management (including MAT), peer support, supported employment/housing, and holistic recovery services.

Requirements

A confirmed Bachelor’s degree in child development, psychology, nursing, human services, or related field.
Experience working with culturally diverse families and young children under the age of six years.
Experience working in home and community-based settings with vulnerable populations of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
Strong written and oral communication skills via phone and face-to-face.
Understand HIPAA, protected health information, and confidentiality.
Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, maintain confidentiality, prioritize assignments, and manage time effectively.
Openness to learning, capacity for self-reflection, and eagerness to participate in reflective clinical supervision.
Knowledge of early childhood development, parent education, parent-child relationships, and individual, family, and community-level risk factors (e.g., poverty, homelessness, maternal depression, domestic violence, substance abuse, teen parenthood).
Strong conflict resolution skills.
Practice cultural awareness and a commitment to diversity and equity.
Demonstrates rational decision-making skills.
Knowledge of parenting skills, childhood developmental stages, and similar.
A valid driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance are required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and experience with community-based services and supports in service area, highly valued.
A bi-lingual (Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, other speaking) applicant is preferred depending upon position location.
Working with children and families (ages 0-5): 1 year (Preferred)
Spanish (Preferred)

Responsibilities

Engage with the Child First family and the Clinician in the collaborative family assessment process.
Enhance caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) as needed and in consultation with the Clinician and Clinical Supervisor.
Maintain a reflective lens when engaging with the caregiver, in order to understand his/her motivation, needs, and possible barriers to new services and supports.
Collaborate closely with Child First Clinician to meet the needs of Child First families.
Embrace use of videotaping to enhance both therapeutic work with families and reflective clinical supervision.
Provide identified child and/or other children in the family with an interactive, growth promoting play experience.
Provide community resource expertise to Child First team and families, including identifying and collaborating with community-based service providers and supports.
Promote family stabilization by identifying all needed and desired services, integrating service needs into the Child and Family Plan of Care, and addressing barriers to services as they arise.
Avert crisis by assisting Child First family in times of urgent need (e.g., eviction).
Engage in weekly individual, Team, and group reflective clinical supervision with Clinical Supervisor.
Engage actively in all aspects of the Child First Learning Collaborative, including in-person trainings, distance learning curriculum, and specialty trainings.
Track completion of all assessments and enter into the appropriate database.
Keep all appropriate documentation for clinical accountability and reimbursement.
Participate in other clinical and administrative activities as appropriate.