Lutheran Social Service
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Salary
$18 - $20 / HOUR
The Family Partner uses lived experience to support and empower families facing mental or behavioral health challenges. Responsibilities include providing advocacy, connecting families to community resources, and ensuring the family's voice guides care planning.
Requires a high school diploma or GED and lived experience parenting a child with mental/behavioral health needs or personal involvement with cross-system services. Candidates must be at least 21 years old and possess a valid driver's license and auto insurance.
Join a Mission-Driven Team
Are you looking to use your personal experiences to support and advocate for others? By centering family voice and choice in care, the Family Partner is an advocate and support to families and youth facing challenges.
If you are passionate about advocating for youth and families, we invite you to apply.
💰 $600 Sign-On Bonus Available!
Full-Time, 40hours, Monday- Friday; w/occasional evenings and weekends.
$18.00 - $20.00 Dependent on experience and qualifications.
Location: Onsite, Sioux Falls, SD
LSS Wraparound is a family-centered program that supports at-risk children and families by building on their strengths, connecting them to community resources, and creating individualized plans to keep families safely together.
The Family Partner uses lived experience with mental and/or behavioral health challenges personally or as a parent/guardian to support and empower families.
This role works directly with families in the community to promote family preservation, ensuring the family’s voice guides care planning. Responsibilities include providing advocacy, connecting families to community resources, offering parenting support and coaching, and assisting with home management skills to maintain a safe and healthy environment. The Family Partner’s personal experience is critical to their earning the respect of families and establishing a trusting relationship that the family values. Like Facilitators, Family Partners have a strong connection to the community and are very knowledgeable about resources, services, and supports for families.
The Family Partner builds positive, professional relationships with clients and community partners. Local travel is required, with occasional out-of-town travel.
Compassionate, empathetic, and attentive listener. A reflective, objective, and non-judgmental coach or mentor. A mediator, facilitator, or bridge between families and agencies. Ensures each family is heard and their individual needs are being addressed and met.
LSS Expectations & Core Values: At LSS, we are committed to upholding the following values in all aspects of our work:
LSS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
As part of our hiring process and to meet accreditation requirements, applicants will be asked to complete a prescreen questionnaire.
*Hiring bonus available to external candidates only.
If you need accommodations filling out the application, please fill out the following form listing what accommodations are needed at LSS will address comments, questions or concerns. [https://lsssd.org/contact-us/]
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