Role OverviewThe ACCS Family Connector will ensure that each person served has a stable support network of family members, community members, and friends as they make strides towards developing the life skills needed to successfully live independently. The ACCS Family Connector will work with adults with psychiatric conditions and those who identify as their supports to provide outreach, information, referral, and direct support services.
What You Will Do
Deliver interventions to Persons Served identified on the Treatment Plan targeted at skills building, including activities of daily living, medication administration, symptom reduction, health and wellbeing, employment, school, socialization, and recreation. Act as the primary liaison between additional team services and create and maintain the team's Family Advisory Council.
Why It Might Be a Fit
We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth, and job security. Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in human services, Master's degree in Human Services, or very experienced direct care staff preferred.
- 2 to 3 years of experience working with adults with psychiatric conditions
- Must have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport Person Served.
- Must have a US driver's license for at least 6 months
- Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions.
- All candidates for this position must be a least 21 years of age and be able to pass a CORI, driving record, reference, educational, and professional licensure check as well as a multi-state background check.
- Must meet Family Partner qualifications as follows: Experience as a caregiver of a youth (or adult) with special needs; preferably a youth (or adult) with a psychiatric condition.
Benefits
- Fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan
- First-rate Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
- Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident, and Critical Care Insurance
- Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week): 15 days of Vacation per year, 11 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days per year, 3 Personal Days per year
- Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
- $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
- Discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets, and more!
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