Family Partner - CBHC Urgent Care

Eliot is seeking a supportive and dedicated Family Partner to join our Community Behavioral Health Center's Urgent Care team. Eliot’s innovative Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) program serves as a single-entry point for mental health and substance use services for youth, families and adults. The Family Partner plays an active role in the mission of the CBHC services providing strengths-based and solution focused support to youth and families with a primary focus on assisting the parents/caregivers.

Responsibilities:

• Provide side by side interventions to families that focus on problem solving, skills training, modeling behavior, optimism and encouragement.
• Participate in the development of treatment plans for each family in which you are working with including triage/urgent care services and CBHC team-based service.
• Participate in stabilization and triage supports/evaluations in the community focused on developing in-home support to youth and families during a behavioral health emergency, with a primary focus on assisting the parents/ caregivers.
• Assist family partners/parents/caregivers in meeting the needs of youth through educating, supporting, coaching, modeling and guiding.
• Act as a liaison and advocate between family and the mental health/educational system.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a human service related field
• At least one year experience working with children, adolescents or transition age youth.
• Must be a parent, guardian or caregiver of a youth with behavioral health needs.
• Experience working collaboratively with state agencies, consumer advocacy groups and behavioral health facilities.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Bilingual and bicultural skills are a plus.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm or 9:00am-5:00pm