<p>Description</p> <p>As a parent/foster parent/legal guardian supporting a child with emotional or behavioral challenges, life can be stressful and challenging. Join our team as a Family Partner who has lived experience raising or has raised children with social/emotional challenges or other special needs to empathize with parental challenges and provide impartial support.</p> <p>What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference...</p> <ul> <li>Assist parent/caregiver with meeting the needs of the youth and meet one or more of the following purposes: educating, supporting, coaching, modeling, and guiding </li><li>Educating, teaching the parent/caregiver how to navigate the child serving systems and processes </li><li>Driving is required </li></ul> <p>We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program!</p> <p>Important Health and Wellness Benefits Which Begin On Your First Day of Employment!</p> <p>Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance</p> <p>Eye-Med Vision Benefits</p> <p>Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance</p> <p>Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account</p> <p>Employee Assistance Program</p> <p>Generous Paid Time Off</p> <p>35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays and and 8 Sick Days)</p> <p>Additional Benefits</p> <p>Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)</p> <p>Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness</p> <p>Mileage reimbursement</p> <p>Extensive Training Program</p> <p>Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEU's for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC, LMFT, LADC, CARC, LCSW and LICSW)</p> <p>Supervision for Licensure and Specializations</p> <p>Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings</p> <p>Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices</p> <p>Requirements</p> <ul> <li>Experience as a parent/legal guardian/foster parent of a youth with special needs, and preferably a youth with mental health needs </li><li>At least one year of professional experience within the Social Services caring for youth and families </li></ul> <p>Bay State Community Services is committed to diversity, inclusion, and social justice. We are committed to providing an environment free from harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Bay State Community Services believes diversity and inclusion, and social justice is an action, and as such seeks to operationalize policies, procedures and systems, that support a talented, and diverse workforce.</p> <p>Contact Information:</p> <p>857-374-5669</p> <p>recruitment@baystatecs.org</p> <p>INDBSAJ</p>