Family Partner, Grass Valley

*$1000 Hiring Bonus Additional $1500 Spanish Speaking Bonus*

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

All Family Partners will meet the following qualifications:

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED required
• Experience as a parent or caregiver of a child with a serious emotional disturbance receiving or having previously received services within the public systems including: mental health child welfare or juvenile justice required
• Basic knowledge of Public Mental Health/Child Welfare/Education systems and the ability to advocate on behalf of clients in navigating and negotiating those systems
• Previous experience with advocacy outreach and community resources preferred

Family Partner I

• Meets minimum qualification listed above.

Family Partner II

• Meets all minimum qualifications for Family Partner I AND meets both of the following:
  • Has obtained Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification
  • Has a minimum of 1 year experience as a Family Partner

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Family Partner I & II:

• Program Intake Ì participate at some level in the client intake process ensuring that family members are aware of how to access advocacy and support services from Family Partners.
• Coaching and mentoring Ì coach and educate families (parents caregivers and youth) to acquire greater communication system navigation and self-regulation skills that are geared to help them take more effective advantage of treatment while assuring that their personal goals and outcomes are met.
• Outreach Ì participate in CFT (Child and Family Team) meetings in family homes or in the community assessing their strengths and challenges providing parenting support informing them about Stanford Sierra Youth & Families services and linking them to community resources.
• Mutual Support and Education Groups Ì offer ongoing education and support Groups that bring families with similar challenges and concerns together. Through support information and education parents caregivers and youth are provided with a variety of tools that can help them to successfully cope with the challenges that they face when raising their children.
• Participation in Family and Youth Partnership Wellness and Position Specific Group Ì With the use of lived/living experience personal wellness connection and support is necessary. FYP position specific groups are peer-to-peer connection points that provide opportunities for partnership problem solving and community. FYP Wellness group is a mandatory requirement for those with lived/living experience to address compassion fatigue and barriers that may come up in the work as a peer. Other groups such as our Recovery and Recharge are optional and are for those who keep recovery first.

• Participation in Agency Wide Program Meetings Family Team Meetings and Management Decisions Ì The voice and perspective of families (parents caregivers and youth) is crucial to the development of all agency decision-making program development and treatment planning. Family Partners participate in program and child and family team meetings to give and exchange their perspectives on child and family strengths parents as partners in the delivery of services and self-help support systems as well as the expressed needs of families concerning how the agency may better accommodate family voice and choice in service delivery.
• Staff Consultation and Training Ì provide on-going feedback and training to staff on the importance of a familys voice and choice and cultural sensitivity in all aspects of their treatment planning.
• Participation in the Hiring Process Ì participate in the interview process for potential Stanford Sierra Youth & Families employees providing an assessment of a potential candidates ability skill and inclination to provide services that are sensitive to and inclusive of family voice and choice issues.
• Community Advocacy Ì may participate in community trainings workgroups planning committees client treatment reviews and task forces related to childrens mental health advocacy and policy development.
• Grievance and Complaint support Ì assist parents caregivers and youth with the grievance and complaint process. This includes mentoring coaching and educating parents caregivers and youth with communication system navigation and self-regulation skills in addition to technical assistance in filling out forms and contacting appropriate administrators.
• Collateral Support : Individual requests to provide collateral support to caregivers and parents are assigned to the Family Partner by the Family Partner Manager

Agency Specific

• Performs all duties in a manner consistent with the principles and values of the agency while adhering to applicable professional codes of ethics agency Policies and Procedures and County Mental Health Plan regulations
• Model and communicate appropriate positive attitudes toward the agencys Mission Vision and Values
• Work collaboratively with all agency programs and staff to provide support as needed
• Utilize and maintain Microsoft Outlook calendar with all work-related details in order to manage time effectively and share calendar information with coworkers
• Participate in on-going training to expand and develop professional skills
• Perform other duties as necessary for the agency as assigned

Employment At-Will
Employment at the Agency is terminable at-will which means that employment may be
terminated at any time without cause or reason by either the employee or the
addition the Agency may also demote layoff transfer or reassign employees at any time at its
sole discretion without cause or reason.

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