Family Partner Quincy Family Resource Center

We are seeking a dedicated Family Partner to provide peer-to-peer support and advocacy for families navigating mental health education and social service systems. The ideal candidate is a parent or legal guardian with lived experience supporting a child with emotional behavioral or mental health needs. This role involves empowering families building strong relationships and collaborating with service providers to ensure families receive appropriate support.

What You Will Be Doing to Make a Difference in the Lives of Families...

• Offer peer support guidance and mentorship to families based on personal experience.
• Help families navigate mental health education and social service systems.
• Advocate for families needs in school healthcare and community settings.
• Provide emotional support and empower families in decision-making.
• Facilitate parent support groups workshops and community outreach.
• Maintain accurate documentation of interactions and services provided.

We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program!

Important Health and Wellness BenefitsBegin on Your First Day of Employment

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance

Eye-Med Vision Benefits

Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account

Employee Assistance Program

Generous Paid Time Off

35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days 12 Holidays and 8 Sick Days)

Additional Benefits

Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)

Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness

Mileage reimbursement

Extensive Training Program

Monthly Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEUs for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC LMFT LADC CARC LCSW and LICSW)

Supervision for Licensure and Specializations

Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings

Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices

Qualifications/Credentials

Experience as a parent and/or legal guardian of a youth with special needs and preferably a youth with mental health needs

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

Experience in working collaboratively with state agencies consumer advocacy groups and/or behavioral health outpatient facilities

Knowledge of Children Requiring Assistance (CRA)-related issues

Good organizational and strong interpersonal skills

Ability to motivate others

Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias discrimination or harassment of any kind and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race ethnicity 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.

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