Job description

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is one of the largest charities in the DC area. The Y serves as an anchor in the community offering programs and services encompassing youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Position:  Family Support Partner Salary:  $47,500

The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington is a leading nonprofit organization that has a strong commitment to nurturing the potential of kids, promoting healthy living and fostering a sense of social responsibility. The Y is a cause driven organization that offers tremendous opportunities to make a difference. We invite you to join us in this amazing work to develop your skills, to realize your leadership potential and discover a career that is so much more than a job.

About the Job

The Strengthening Families Family Support Partner (FSP) is responsible for connecting, supporting, and empowering families with youth(s) who are engaging in at-risk behaviors in the community. The FSP will adhere to the principles of Wraparound.

The fun work of this position includes but not limited to the following:

• Manage a diverse caseload of up to twenty (20) families and ensure that frequency of meetings are responsive to the needs for planning.
• Facilitate a process for families to develop a plan to: clarify the problem(s); provide emotional support; identify needs and strengths; and identify resources including appropriate levels of services, entitlements, community resources, and other natural supports.
• Assist families and youth(s) to build their own community based support network, and ensure that their goals are integrated into one unified plan as necessary.
• Work with the Care Coordinators throughout the stages of the Wraparound facilitation process, including intake, engaging family members, developing a child and family team, and serving on child and family team. Implement all assigned tasks within the Plan of Care (POC).

Qualifications and Skills:
For position consideration, you must met the minimum qualifications. High school diploma or equivalent. Prior experience assisting other families to obtain appropriate services and supports for their child and family members is desirable. Familiarity with state and local resources and knowledge of how to access them, specifically the early childhood serving systems. Personal, lived experience as a primary caregiver raising a youth who has intensive behavioral issues, preference to those that can articulate identifying issues, the needs, and accessing available services.

Benefits:
Did you know that just for being a YMCA employee you get great benefits and discounts from banks, credit unions, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Dell, Veterinary Pet Insurance, supplemental (AFLAC, ALLSTATE, Vision Care, LegalShield) and even Zip Car! The YMCA of Metropolitan Washington provides progressive employee benefits, including employer-funded retirement plan with vesting after two years of service or 1000 hours compensated time in each of those two years; 403(b) savings plan; high quality and affordable healthcare; free YMCA membership for employee, spouse and dependents; paid time off/sick leave, numerous professional development opportunities.

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