• Family Partner - Part Time

    Riverside Community Care (Somerville, MA)


    Riverside Community Care

     

    Love what you do!

     

    Family Partner - Intensive Family Services

     

    We have an exciting opportunity to join Riverside Community Care as a Family Partner!

     

    In this vital role, the Family Partner works in partnership with the Program Director, Community Based Clinician, Family Support Worker, Young Adult Peer Mentor, and Occupational Therapist to provide education, coaching/training and support to parents/caregivers of a youth participating in the Intensive Family Services Program.

     

    The Family Partner educates parents/caregivers about how to effectively navigate the child-serving systems for themselves and about the existence of informal/community resources available to them, and facilitates the parent’s/caregiver’s access to these resources.

     

    Schedule: Part Time, 20 hours

     

    + Monday through Friday

     

    Pay Rate: $22.28/hourly

     

    + increase to $23.28 upon completion of CHW certification

    + additional $0.96 language differential available too!

     

    To learn more about this amazing position, please watch this inspirational video! Riverside's Family Partners (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EfT9lWmGIk)

    Why You'll Love Riverside

    We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.

    Benefits include:

    + Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options

    + Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care

    + Eleven paid holidays

    + Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time

    + Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match

    + Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan

    + Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring

    + Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events

    + Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee

    Learn more about our benefits and culture:

    Our Benefits (https://www.riversidecc.org/careers/employee-benefits/)

     

    Our Culture

     

    Hear what employees think about working for Riverside! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5\_qJ-SZ7o)

    Required Skills

    + Must be able to establish a rapport and work effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural group of parents, children, family members and other program staff members

    + Understanding of child development and family issues that impact upon child/parent relationships

    + Fluency in Spanish and English preferred

    + Good verbal and written communication skills in both Spanish and English preferred

    + Ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team

    + Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle

    Required Experience

    + Bachelor’s degree in human services field and one year of experience working with the target population preferred

    + Associate’s degree in human service field and one year experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth

    + OE High School diploma/GED and a minimum of two years experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth

    + Experience as a caregiver of a youth with special needs; experience as a caregiver of a youth with mental health needs preferred

    + 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

     

    Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.