CSA Family Partner

# CSA Family Partner
3057 Acushnet Ave - New Bedford, MA 02745

Education Level High School/GED## Description
** Summary
* * Under the supervision and direction of the Senior Family Partner, the Family Partner is responsible for support and advocacy to parents/caregivers, and facilitation of peer support groups for caregivers. They are directly responsible to the Senior Family Partner and to the Program Director of the Community Service Agency.
** Child and Family Services recognizes the power in Diversity and believes that Equity is a Human Right.****$1 per hour Language Differential! (eligible languages include: Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish or ASL)
**** Child & Family Services carefully considers a wide range of factors when determining compensation including, but not limited to, prior experience, education, certification(s), license(s), skills and expertise, location, internal equity and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Our goal is to support, reward and compensate the entire individual. Depending on role eligibility, your offer may include a bonus or other incentives.

Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated.
**** Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions
*** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
** Assist the family in understanding the scope and services of the CSA and the family’s roles and responsibilities in the program.
* Engage the parent/caregiver in home and community resources designed to address one or more goals on the youth’s treatment plan or ICP
* Teach parent/caregiver how to network/link and secure necessary community resources and treatment providers. Provide home and community mentoring and education to the parents/caregivers in order to enhance problem-solving, parenting effectiveness, and communication.
* Participate in child’s Individual Care Planning Team (ICP) by developing clear and outlined goals. Working in collaboration with the family, the family partner supports the creation of a family vision, that is used as a centerpiece for the youth’s treatment plan.
* Support the family by modeling/educating families on accessing community resources.
* Maintain regular contact, primarily in-person, face-to-face, with guardians/youth as set and agreed upon by the family.
* Create a comprehensive, narrative assessment of the family, in collaboration with the family, to highlight and outline the strengths, needs and cultural identities of the family.
* Deliver strength-based, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services under the supervision of a Senior. Family Partner.
* Promotes linkage with outpatient providers by assisting the youth and family in their attending outpatient appointments. When requested by the family, and when clinically appropriate, attends and supports a youth and family at meetings related to the youth's behavioral health needs treatments in any setting.
* Support and help the family with the education system by attending school meetings and participating in the development of any school plans/IEP’s; and within other systems such as the courts, state agencies and community organizations.
* Monitor the family’s readiness for transition as well as their satisfaction with the CSA services.
* Participate in the systems of care committee meeting.
* Perform other duties as required.
** Other Duties
** Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.## Qualifications
** Required

Education and Experience
** Family Partners must be an experienced adult who is the parent/caregiver of a youth with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) and preferably a youth with mental health needs. A Family Partner must understand systems of care, be able to work collaboratively with a team and possess effective interpersonal and communications skills. Availability during evening/weekend hours is sometimes…