Family Partner

About the role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to share your passion for helping others while working with our youth. JRI’s Community Service Agencies deliver comprehensive wraparound services for youth under 21 who are diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Clinicians, Young Adult Peer Mentors, and Therapeutic Support Specialists to support the delivery of strength-based peer-to-peer education, coaching, role modeling, guidance, and support services.
• Utilize your caregiving experiences to enhance the lives of youth who are presenting with difficult and challenging behaviors, and their families.
• Support families in navigating multiple systems of care and enable parents and caregivers to learn effective advocacy skills.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• A minimum of an Associate Degree in a human services field and one year of experience with the target population is required; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED along with two years of experience in the same field is acceptable.
• Candidates should have personal experience as a parent or caregiver of a youth facing emotional, behavioral, or learning challenges, as well as experience in navigating systems to secure support for their child's needs.
• Background checks and driving checks will be performed.

Qualifications

Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with individuals facing emotional, behavioral, or learning challenges.
• Ability to navigate multiple systems of care and provide effective advocacy skills.

Benefits

• $2,000 bilingual bonus for new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
• Reimbursement for registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Free CEUs and training opportunities focused on evidence-based practices!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

Pay

The pay range for this position is $19.00 to $32.50 per hour. The listed range reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for this role at the time of posting the position. The actual compensation an employee is offered may vary based on several factors such as experience, education, licensure, certifications and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time schedule is typically 40 hours per week.