School Based Family Partner

Job Code: FPSS - 103

Revision Date: August 2, 2024

Salary Range: $13.97 Hourly; $29,054 Annually

FLSA: Non-Exempt

We are an agency committed to innovative behavioral health services in trauma-informed care that promote healing and recovery to instill a sense of empowerment and foster a lifelong sense of resilience.

The role of this job is to provide direct care services, training, consultative and other professional activities of rehabilitation treatment program and functions of a professional member of the multidisciplinary team assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program. Depending on the assignment, the incumbent performs a variety of supportive tasks.

The School Based Family Partner facilitates recovery and resiliency for caregivers of children/adults with serious emotional disturbances. The Family Partner assists families with information, informal support, and community referrals based on the School Based Family Partner s own experience with having a child/adult with a Mental Health Diagnosis and navigating the Mental Health System. Assumes a leadership role in improving outcomes of children/adults by providing parents/caregivers with: problem solving techniques for effective interaction with agencies, learning and practicing new skills, resources and information to link children/adults to community support systems, and support parents/caregivers in their achievement of their recovery goals that will improve the outcomes of their children/adult and help them monitor their progress.

The School Based Family Partner may also assist caregivers in the treatment of the child/adult, model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the School Based Family Partner s own experience and supporting them in advocating for themselves and their child/adult to obtain effective services.

This class works under close supervision according to set procedures but determines how or when to complete tasks.

• Advocates for clients and assists them in times of crisis or fear. This may include accompanying them in their appointments with doctors or other staff, reducing a crisis situation and advocating their needs.
• Engages the family in the youth s treatment process and maintains engagement
• Mentors through the transfer of knowledge, insight, and encouragement including the articulation of their own successful experience of navigating a child-serving system
• Models the concepts of hope and positive parenting, advocacy and self-care skills that will ultimately benefit the resilience and recovery of the youth
• Provides experienced guidance in navigating the child-serving systems, including mental health, special education, juvenile justice, child protective services, etc.
• Provides connection to community resources and informal supports
• Supports identification of the family s natural supports, strengths, and guidance
• Acts as a steward of family voice and choice as a member of all recovery teams
• Supports families through hosting of outreach activities and facilitation of parent support groups
• Assists individuals in choosing, obtaining, and keeping wellness and healthy lifestyle related goals.
• Supports individuals through the process of identifying health and wellness related goals.
• Asks facilitative questions to support people gain insight into their own personal situations.
• Empowers clients to find solutions for health problems and concerns they are facing.
• Uses a variety of methods, tailored to the individual, to move through the process of setting and reaching health and wellness related goals.
• Provides structure and support to promote personal progress and accountability.
• Compiles and shares wellness and healthy lifestyle resources for peers and other staff or supporters.
• Selectively uses self-disclosure to inspire and support.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely, legible manner.
• Educates other staff about the recovery process and the damaging role that stigma can play in undermining recovery.
• Visits community resources with people using services to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities.
• Ensures confidentiality of individual information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent.

Family Partner positions require employee to be a parent/caregiver of a child/adult who is a current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services.

Experience with trauma-informed services; cognitive behavioral therapies preferred.

Knowledge of trauma-informed theories, principals, and practices (includes multi-faceted understanding of concepts such as community trauma, intergenerational and historical trauma, parallel processes, and universal precautions), preferred.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking…