Youth Support Partner (High Fidelity)

Description

Thompson Child & Family Focus employs hard working, dedicated, caring, innovative team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care!

What’s in it for you? Great Benefits for full-time employees! 

· 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid Holidays!

· Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance options

· Life Insurance 

· 401K Match

· Education Reimbursement

· Paid time off for volunteering in the community

· Free EAP services 

· Mileage Reimbursement

· Multiple opportunities for growth

· iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles

· Clinical Supervision Reimbursement for eligible roles

What you will make!  $32-36K annually

What Will You Do? 

The Youth Support Partner’s primary purpose is to provide support, guidance, mentoring, advocacy, and empowerment to the youth assigned to their caseload. Performance will be measured by your individual outcomes, achieving your individual targets/goals, your contribution to your overall program team/department and your buy-in to the culture of the organization. The Youth Support Partner should have the following skills:

• Build one-on-one working relationships with youth to identifying and articulating their priority needs.
• Mentor youth and provide opportunities for growth and leadership.
• Provide offsite resources such as recreation programs and education/employment support.
• Works closely with the WRAP facilitator to support positive outcomes for the youth and family.
• Maintain all required documentation.
• Help youth develop and achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

Requirements

What qualifications do you need?

The Youth Support Partner must have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services  field and one year of experience working with target population
• Associate degree in human service field with 2 years of experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth
• Must have lived experience as a parent/primary caregiver for a child who has/had mental health/ substance use disorder or intellectual/developmental disability or who has received services (clinical/preventative services, DJJ, educational services, etc.)
• Experience in navigating any of the child and family-serving systems 
• A valid driver’s license, at least 3 years of driving with a driver’s license and clean driving record are required. 

If your qualifications meet the requirements of the job and you want to be part of a winning culture, don’t delay…..  Apply at thompsoncff.org where we are strengthening Children, Families and Communities! 

Thompson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thompson participates in E-Verify. 

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