Do you have personal lived experience navigating health care systems with a child or young adult?
Are you passionate about working with youth and families?
Join the Youth Elemento team!
The Family Coordinator provides one-to-one support to Transitional Age Youth (TAY) within the Youth Elemento access center and is a key member of supporting and engaging families in the city of Chelsea. This is a part-time position: 20 hours per week.
The Family Community Coordinator delivers groups, peer-to-peer support, coaching, modeling, and guidance to TAY Parent/Caregivers for the purpose of connecting to community resources that will further support and strengthen the TAY Parent/Caregivers’ parenting skills and stabilization within their community.
What you’ll do:
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Responsible for providing and/or connecting a TAY Parent/Caregiver with resources to further support the TAY’s parenting skills. This includes but is not limited to:
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Education on how to building stronger empathic bond with your child
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Connect with the Youth Elemento Master level clinician to host groups that builds a stronger understanding of mental health, providing resources, and tailoring groups to the need of families.
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Coordinate and lead on-site tours for families of young adults and highlight program areas of supports.
Responsible for coaching a TAY Parent/Caregiver on how to navigate and connect with community resources framed at strengthen the TAY’s stability within the community. These community resources include but are not limited to:
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Applying for benefit and entitlement programs
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Employment and vocational training programs
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Education services
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Legal services
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Housing services
Responsible for assisting the Youth Elemento staff in the delivery of the daily/weekly programming.
Provide support to TAY Parent/Caregivers during their child’s treatment team meetings, as needed.
Shares lived experience with TAY Parent/Caregivers to build rapport, engage and inspire the TAY Parent/Caregiver towards improving overall goal achievement.
Complete appropriate documentation of service delivery as outlined by Program Manager for the Youth Elemento Center.
Provides marketing support in the community as identified by Program Manager for the Chelsea YA Center.
What you need:
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Experience:
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Must have experience as a caregiver of a youth/young adult experiencing mental health challenges.
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Have experience navigating community resources (i.e. benefit/entitlement programs, employment/vocational programs, etc.)
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Education:
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High school diploma or GED and a minimum of one year of experience working with the target population.
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Skills:
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Bilingual (Spanish) ability strongly preferred
Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits:
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Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
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Eligible employer for the PSLF program
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North Suffolk qualifies as an H-1B Cap-Exempt employer (for eligible positions)
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North Suffolk offers visa and permanent resident card support to active employees
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Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
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Employer Paid Life Insurance
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403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
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Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
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Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
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Access to Credit Union Banking
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Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
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Employee Referral Bonus Program
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Discounted Movie Tickets
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Comprehensive Training Program
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Internal Advancement Opportunities