Parent Partner

About Aspiranet

Founded in 1975, Aspiranet is a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping families thrive. We provide a continuum of care across California through six service divisions: Foster and Adoption, Transitional Aged Youth, Residential, Intensive Home-Based Services, Behavioral Health, and Family and Community.

Position Summary

As a Parent Partner in Stockton, California, you’ll work as part of a team with youth partners, family social workers, field-based clinicians, and program managers to round out the holistic care treatment for youth and families.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Care
• Helping with budgeting or establishing house rules
• Providing support during court proceedings, IEPs or family meetings
• Using relationship, shared life experience, and interpersonal skills to gain parental engagement and commitment when necessary
• Documentation & Communication
• Communicate effectively with treatment team members, supervisors, and client families
• Avoid attending required staff meetings and trainings
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Real-life experience as a parent or primary caregiver who have successfully navigated mental health, probation, child welfare, special education or regional center services for your child
• High school diploma or GED
• Mets all state-required employment conditions, including: DOJ fingerprint and Child Abuse Index clearance, TB/Health physical, Valid CA Driver’s License, acceptable driving record, and proof of insurance
• Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension)
• Strong writing and documentation skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and standard office software
• Excellent time management, multitasking, and organizational abilities
• Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries with clients and staff

Work Environment & Schedule

• Field Based position, requiring travel to meet with clients in their homes or community/school setting
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, Full-time, flexible shifts including evenings

Why Aspiranet?

• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
• Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program
• Flexible paid time off including 11 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off
• Training opportunities are available to support your ongoing development and career aspirations
• Culture of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA)
• Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole. Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.

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