Family Support Specialist

As one of the region's leading providers of mental health and substance use care, Cambridge Health Alliance is proud to announce the implementation of Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC) to serve the communities of Cambridge, Somerville, Malden, Medford, and Everett. These Behavioral Health Centers aim to provide timely, high quality mental health and substance use disorder treatment on an urgent and ongoing basis. The Family Support Specialist (FSS) brings a key family perspective to clinical teams providing outpatient mental health care. In that context, they can help “translate” between the professional culture and the family’s culture, building trust and facilitating critical information sharing. That two-way process — clarifying communication about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment planning — enhances engagement between parents and clinicians, so that children and adolescents are more likely to receive needed mental health services. Qualifications: Experience as a parent or caregiver of a child with special health care needs; important for other parents to know the FSS person has “been there,” and “can understand what families go through.” Prior experience advocating for families beside their own, learning when and how to share their own stories as examples, and how to collaborate with clinicians and/or other professionals. Ability to represent “family voice” on the clinical team when interventions are being discussed, but, also, at a leadership level, if asked. For example, having the capacity to represent the family perspective regarding such things as development of useful resource materials for clinic families, or strategies for health promotion in the community. Positive interpersonal presence as a team member. Preferably bi-cultural and bi-lingual, when needed for the population being served. Pay Range: $23.25 - $35.06 per hour Job Type : Part-time Union Name : Non Union Work Schedule: Day / Evening Length Of Shift(s) In Hours: 5 hours Shift Details: Monday and Friday shifts, hours TBD #J-18808-Ljbffr