Family Partner (Community-Based Program / Alameda County)

Lincoln Families is a workplace that is committed to strengths-based, culturally responsive, attachment-centered, and trauma-informed care.

JOB TITLE: Family Partner

PROGRAM: Project Permanence

SALARY: $58K

TEXT ‘PP984' to (510) 901-5627

The Lincoln Families’ Project Permanence program provides supports for youth to stay in their community with their families and prevent out of home placement. Our staff deliver intensive culturally responsive, trauma-informed home-based supports through four phases of service:

• Family Engagement: Identifying the family’s strengths and cultural experiences to determine together specific community support needs;
• Goal Setting: Working together to develop and implement an individualized plan of care designed to meet the goals set by the youth and family;
• Plan Implementation: Supporting the family in driving their plan and effectively meeting their goals;
• Transition: Celebrating the family’s success and strengthening links to identified community supports for sustained stability and permanence.

Youth who have been in foster care, the juvenile justice system – or both – typically face great challenges as they transition back to their families. Many have experienced trauma and have been completely removed from family and their community, which has a significant impact on their ability to trust and have healthy relationships. Repairing and building relationships within the family and community is critical to well-being and a successful transition to a stable and permanent family environment.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Family Partner will team with Project Permanence Clinicians and Community Liaisons to support youth and their families in meeting their treatment goals. The Family Partner will provide insight, expertise and relevant resources to treatment team and families to support delivery of the High Fidelity Wraparound model of treatment for children, adolescents and families with mental and behavioral health challenges. The Family Partner will assist clients and caregivers in accessing resources in the community that will help the family stabilize the home environment and manage barriers to treatment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participate in Project Permanence team meetings and meetings with families in the home or community, such as at schools and in the juvenile justice system, as indicated by the family needs.
• Support caregivers and youth in identifying, creating and working with resources to sustain tasks and goals set by the Family Team.
• Support removing barriers to treatment by addressing needs in primary areas (home, school, work, prosocial support, economics, health/medical, legal).
• Document services in a timely manner according to Lincoln and county standards for billing Medi-cal services.
• Participate in weekly supervision and bi-weekly group supervision.

REQUIREMENTS: The Family Partner must be able to work proactively, independently, and professionally with families to meet their case management needs. In addition they must demonstrate competence in dealing with ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity of youth and families spanning over a large geographic area. An ideal Family Partner possesses the ability to problem solve in the moment with clients and their families in order to support their development of problem-solving skills.

• Family Partner must possess the ability to advocate for services, empower family to self-identify, and advocate for necessary services vital to the stability of the youth at home.
• Experience having working knowledge of available community resources and willingness to develop community partnerships on behalf of program and clients.
• Experience working in mental health or social service systems.
• Valid California driver's license, satisfactory driving record, availability of personal vehicle and personal vehicle insurance coverage.
• Must meet eligibility requirements to bill for Medi-Cal services.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in psychology or social sciences, or equivalent experience.
• English/Spanish Bilingual skills highly preferred, but not required
• Experience working with youth and/or families, preferably parents.
• Professional and/or lived experience navigating multiple social systems.
• Experience with or working knowledge of case management.

WHY JOIN LINCOLN FAMILIES:

• Salary: $58K
  • Bilingual Skills: Up to an additional $5k annually (contingent upon results of language proficiency test)
• Time Off: 4 weeks of vacation, 18 sick days and 11 holidays (including 2 flex holiday); Vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment.
• Benefits: medical, dental and vision with 90-95% employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50% for dependents. Additional Benefits include flexible spending accounts (FSA), life insurance, disability insurance, commuter benefits, retirement & pension plans.
• Equity at Lincoln Families: we currently have an Employee Equity Council, a Management Equity Team and staff-run Affinity Groups.
• Wellness: Lincoln Families encourages and supports wellness for all employees so that staff are able to sustain themselves in this work and better serve our families. Staff create self-care plans and receive funding they can use each year towards those plans. Employees also have 1-3 hours of paid time per week for wellness activities.
• Professional Development/Training: Each year, employees can be reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees, as well as for professional development opportunities. Employees who have been at Lincoln Families for one year are also eligible to participate in advanced training series.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit approved site. By working with Lincoln Families, staff are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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