Family Partner |Holyoke, MA

Why Work for Gandara:

Explore the career pathways in Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Community Based Clinical services, Adolescent and Family services, Adult Residential, Maintenance and Administration! Whether that is in an entry level or leadership role, Gandara will provide the tools and resources to better enhance your career growth. The opportunities are presented with the ability to transition your skills and experience in meeting the organizations mission. There is grand landscape of opportunities that supports the community we serve, so Join the Gándara team today!

Benefits:

• Retirement Plan 403(b)
• Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Life Insurance
• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• 8 discretionary days
• Mileage Reimbursement

Additional Benefits:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Culturally Diverse population
• Student Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
• Clinical Licensing Support

$500 Sign-On Bonus

Job Title: Family Partner

Work Location: Holyoke, MA

*Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply 

*EOE M/F/D/V

*Union/Non-Union

Job Summary:

The Family Partner provides direct support/advocacy to parents as well as collaborate with the Care Coordinators and other team members to achieve program objectives. Services are designed to improve the parent/caregiver’s capacity to manage or resolve the youth’s emotional or behavioral needs and strengthen their capacity to parent.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strength-based, one-to-one, culturally/linguistically competent support to parents/caregivers of youth with emotional and behavioral health needs.
• Services may include education, support, coaching and training, assistance in navigating the child service systems (DCF, education, mental health, juvenile justice etc.); fostering empowerment including linkage to peer/parent support and self-help group and assistance in identifying formal and community resources(e.g., after-school programs, housing, food assistance, summer camps etc.)
• Family Partners follow treatment plan goal(s) established in an already existing behavioral health treatment plan/care in any setting where the youth resides, such as home, foster home, and other community settings.
• Family Partners are responsible for documenting their interventions and work with families, completion of the Strength, Needs, Cultural Discovery tool and collaboration with other service providers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Associate's Degree in a human services field and one year of experience working with the target population OR high school diploma/GED and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with children/adolescents/transitioning youth.
• Experience as a caregiver of youth with special needs, and preferably a youth with mental health needs;
• Experience with children and youth, strength-based, family centered and child focused services;
• Experience in navigating any of the child and family-serving systems and teaching family members who are involved with the child and family serving systems;

The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training