Family Support Specialist - High Fidelity Wrap Around

SUN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP•Wilmington, NC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Family Support Partner (FSP) works within High Fidelity Wraparound principles and brings firsthand experience as a parent or caregiver of a child who has received services. The FSP supports caregivers, parents, and families whose children are transitioning home from out-of-home placement or are at risk of removal. The role also includes participating in community meetings, serving as a conduit for the Wraparound process, and sharing the ongoing successes and challenges of NC Wraparound with the community. The position requires lived experience as a full-time parent or caregiver for a child involved in mental health services and/or the juvenile justice system. Experience supporting a child with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health needs, or IDD and juvenile justice involvement, may also qualify. The FSP must hold national credentialing as a Certified Family Peer Specialist (CFPS™), or obtain it within 18 months of hire.

Requirements

Must have lived experience as a full-time parent or caregiver of a child who has received services and has been involved in mental health services and/or the juvenile justice system; qualifying experience may also include supporting a child with IDD and mental health needs, or IDD and juvenile justice involvement.
Must have experience navigating child- and family-serving systems.
Must hold national credentialing as a Certified Family Peer Specialist (CFPS™), or become credentialed within 18 months of hire.
Must meet one of the following education and experience combinations: a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited university and one year of experience working with the target population; an associate's degree in a human services field from an accredited school and two years of experience working with children, adolescents, or transition-age youth; or a high school diploma or GED and at least four years of experience working with children, adolescents, or transition-age youth.
Qualifying lived experience must involve full-time, ongoing care for a youth living with the caregiver. Part-time or intermittent caregiving, brief care of 3–6 months, helping other family members, foster parenting, and paid respite care do not meet the stated lived-experience standard.

Responsibilities

Work within High Fidelity Wraparound principles.
Support caregivers, parents, and families whose children are transitioning home from out-of-home placement or are at risk of removal.
Participate in community meetings and serve as a conduit for the Wraparound process.
Share the ongoing successes and challenges of NC Wraparound with the community.
Use firsthand experience navigating child- and family-serving systems to support families.