Intensive Home-Based Therapeutic Care - Family Partner

About the role

Open Sky Community Services provides services to youth and young adults ages 6-22 who are experiencing emotional challenges and/or are part of multi-stressed families. The Family Partner role involves bringing lived experience as a parent, caregiver, or family member who has navigated child-serving systems.

Responsibilities

• Supports parents and caregivers in understanding and navigating systems of care, strengthening advocacy skills, and developing confidence in decision-making.
• Collaborates closely with youth, caregivers, clinicians, schools, and other service providers to ensure peer and family support is fully integrated with all aspects of care.
• Partners with families in goal development, crisis planning, and problem-solving, offering perspective rooted in personal experience and recovery.
• Supports youth in building communication skills and strengthening relationships with family members, friends, natural supports, and providers.
• Promotes hope, normalization, and empowerment by modeling recovery, self-advocacy, and system navigation through lived experience.

Requirements

• Lived experience as a parent, caregiver, guardian, grandparent, or foster care parent supporting a person with mental health challenges, required.
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent, required.
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record, required.
• Experience accessing mental health or related services, required.
• Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities.

Qualifications

Open Sky is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds and identities.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build trust and foster hope in families.
• Experience working with youth and families in challenging circumstances.
• Knowledge of child-serving systems such as behavioral health, education, child welfare, or juvenile justice.

Benefits

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities.
• Generous paid time off plan starting at 29 days in your first year, increasing to 32 days in your second year, and up to 43 days (over 8 weeks).
• Paid higher education and certification reimbursements.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match.
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid).
• Eligible for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

Pay

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Details can be found in the Benefits section.

Schedule

Details on the schedule can be found in the Benefits section.