Family Partner - Plymouth Family Resource Center

Description

The Family Partner at the Plymouth Family Resource Center plays a vital role in supporting families by providing lived-experience perspective, advocacy, and strengths-based support. This team member uses personal insight, shared experiences, and community knowledge to build trusting relationships, guide families toward resources, and help them navigate systems such as behavioral health, child welfare, education, and community services. 

What You Will Be Doing to Help Families...

• Provide peer-based, strengths-focused support to families in need of guidance, connection, and advocacy
   
• Engage families respectfully, building rapport and understanding of needs, strengths, and goals
   
• Partner with families to co-create support plans that reflect family values and priorities
   
• Support families in navigating systems (DCF, schools, providers, housing, recovery resources)

Exceptional Benefits 

BEGINS ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF WORK

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance 
• Eye-Med Vision Benefits
• Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Tax Deferred Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Benefits First year:   35 Days Paid Time Off -Increased vacation with tenure
• Pet Insurance
• Employee discounts
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Stipends for on-call
• Qualified employer for student loan forgiveness
• Tuition Assistance
• Extensive Training Programs including Certification(s) in Evidence Based Practices
• Supervision for licensure requirements

Requirements

• No degree requirements 

• Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs, and preferably a youth with mental health needs 

• Experience in navigating any of the child and family serving systems and teaching family members who are involved with the child and family serving systems 

• Experience in working collaboratively with state agencies, consumer advocacy groups, and/or behavioral health outpatient facilities 

• Knowledge of CRA-related issues 

• Good organizational and strong interpersonal skills 

• Valid MA driver’s license with acceptable driving record and current proof of insurance 

• Acceptable CORI and SORI background record check as required by program 

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

Contact Information:

recruitment@baystatecs.org

857-374-5669