Position Summary
The Family Partner provides support to youth and families served by the program and assist them to successfully engage with and navigate the Native American Rehabilitation Associations (NARAs) wraparound services and help reduce barriers to access. The position facilitates assessment of services, makes referrals to services as appropriate for the clients needs, and follow-up on referrals to determine outcome of interventions. The position ensures services are family driven and child focused, will reach out to youth and families, orient families to wraparound services, coordinate and participate in child and family team meetings, work with other identified services providers to ensure services are strength-based, client-centered, and focused on meeting needs.

Job Duties

• Familiarize families with the wraparound model and help them navigate the system and reduce barriers to accessing services.
• Mentor clients by serving as a role model and providing support based on relevant knowledge and experience.
• Carry case load and facilitate groups.
• Facilitate assessment of services and make referrals to services as appropriate for the clients needs.
• Assist clients in completing applications and setting appointments with community resource agencies to facilitate access to transportation, housing, medical care, and other resources.
• Establish and maintain progress notes in client files for all active cases.
• Meet clients at primary care provider assessments or mental health assessments when appropriate.
• Comply with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines as well as NARAs policies and procedures regarding mandatory reporting, confidentiality, and any other applicable components.
• Work with wraparound team as outlined in plan of care.
• Attend all wraparound meetings.
• Work with youth and families using appropriate interventions.
• Participate in community mental health awareness and outreach programs for NARA.
• Participate as a member of the treatment team, collaborating and consulting with other members to provide client care.
• Implement strategies to inspire, encourage, motivate, and instruct clients through relapse prevention and recovery.
• Introduce clients to appropriate community supports.
• Seek and accept clinical and administrative supervision.
• Act as a liaison with internal NARA program and services and outside community resources.
• Assures work in and with the community promotes and increases positive relationships with NARA, its programs, and staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelors Degree preferred.
• At least one years experience completing the duties noted above required.
• Must have personal and/or professional experience assisting caregivers with children/adolescents who are receiving mental health services.
• Successful experience working with community resource and social services agencies preferred.
• Ability to organize and maintain activity logs, contact tracking forms, and other documentation.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members.
• Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA staff, team members, and to treat everyone with respect and dignity at all times.
• Experience working within the Native American/Alaska Native community is considered a plus.
• If in recovery, must have a minimum of two years sobriety/clean time.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment or for cause drug tests.
• Ability to pass criminal background and DMV checks.
• Must be able to pass an Orchards finger printing and background check.