ASD Community Treatment Team (30 Hours) - Family Partner

Open Sky Community Services • Worcester, MA

4d • $22

About The Position

The Intensive Community Wrap Around Supports program is designed in partnership with the Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Mental Health to create intensive, in-home and community wrap-around services to support adults between ages 18 and 30 with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Serious Mental Illness, or other significant mental health challenges. The goal of this program is to maintain individual stability and effective functionality for people served in their homes and communities by providing clinical services and coaching supports to identify and respond to barriers of obtaining stability and support individual progress while building skills and capacity for everyone. The Family Partner is a peer support role grounded in lived experience. Drawing on personal experience as a parent, guardian, grandparent, or foster parent supporting an individual with ASD and mental health challenges, the Family Partner supports and educates families as they navigate mental health and related service systems. Through shared understanding, they help families access services, advocate for effective treatment, and build collaborative relationships with providers and others involved in care.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• Provide hope, information, advocacy and support to families of individuals with mental health issues that are receiving services from the Communinty Treatment Team.
• Coach families in developing advocacy and collaboration skills and empower families to understand and exercise their rights.
• Engage individuals in non-directive and supportive relationships that promote empowerment and self-learning.
• Plan and coordinate network and family events that keep families connected and allow opportunities for families to communicate and socialize together.

Benefits

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education! Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED