Family Support Specialist (FSS)

Assistance Plus • Norridgewock, ME

7d • $19 - $21

About The Position

The Family Support Specialist (FSS) works with the behavioral health home team to ensure well-coordinated and integrated care for youth and families. The FSS provides leadership and technical assistance in developing and implementing BHHO family support services. Sharing personal experiences with families, coworkers, and community providers is essential to the role.

The FSS must have at least three years of lived experience parenting or serving as a caregiver, foster parent, or grandparent to a child or youth who lived with them for at least three years and had emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance use, or mental health concerns. The FSS must be able and willing to articulate those experiences, including at least three years navigating child-serving systems of care on the child’s behalf, such as children’s behavioral health, child welfare, special education, or juvenile justice.

Requirements

• At least three years of lived experience parenting or serving in a parenting or caregiving role for a child or youth who lived with the applicant for at least three years and had emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance use, or mental health concerns.
• At least three years of lived experience navigating child-serving systems of care on behalf of that child or youth, such as children’s behavioral health, child welfare, special education, or juvenile justice.
• Ability and willingness to articulate lived experiences.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Entry-level computer skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Proof of vehicle insurance at $50,000/$100,000.
• Valid Maine driver's license.
• Parent/Family Peer certification or provisional certification.

Responsibilities

• Work with the behavioral health home team to ensure well-coordinated and integrated care for youth and families.
• Provide leadership and technical assistance in developing and implementing BHHO family support services.
• Share lived experiences with families, coworkers, and community providers.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Work within 30 miles of your home
• No vaccine requirement
• Work/life balance
• Job-specific training at no cost

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED