What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Support Worker - FC position at Advocates?
Overview :
Salary : $45,000-$50,000
Family Continuity is seeking a Family Support Worker to provide information and educational resources to Family Members, providing referrals to community resources, staffing a full-time Family Resource Center, and representing the program at various meetings in the community.
Family Continuity is rapidly expanding its energetic workforce to lead fast paced, innovative clinical programming in our six different sites throughout Northeast, Southeast and Central Massachusetts . Our mission for over 35 years is to inspire individuals and families to achieve overall wellness through counseling, support, education, and making connections to the community.
Minimum Education Required :
High School Diploma / GED
Responsibilities :
- Form meaningful positive relationships with individuals and families served through the agency Provide information and educational resources to Family Members in addition to providing referrals to community resources.
- Host Parent and Youth Support groups.
- Become familiar with systemic issues facing individuals and families and provide ongoing monitoring of any safety concerns.
- Develop creative and proactive approaches to individual and families crisis patterns and help address their problems before they develop into crises.
- Utilize basic knowledge of child-serving systems and processes (DCF, DYS, DMH, EEC, etc.); IEP and special education information; CRA / Juvenile court issues
- Develop the FRC calendar.
- Recruit and provide support to volunteers who shall lead specialized support groups as needed.
- Completion of progress notes, ancillary individual and family documentation in electronic record and submission of any necessary reports to supervisor.
Qualifications :
Diversity is about different opinions, divergent ideas, and deviations into how we overcome our challenges and really address the needs of our community. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities. Family Continuity considers lived experience (personal or familial) with the mental health system a valuable asset.
Salary : $45,000 - $50,000
