Family Youth Partner - Harmonium : Job Details

OUR STORY. Harmonium was established in 1975 through an enterprising blend of vision and necessity to respond to Mira Mesa's rapidly growing need for juvenile diversion services. We continue to shape our mission, goals and services by listening to the needs of neighborhoods, individuals and families. We are a 5041(c)(3) nonprofit organization that reaches more than 30,000 San Diegans a year and offer a wide array of innovative and customized program services to over 5,000 children, youth, and families each day throughout San Diego County. We believe creative planning, collaboration, and strength-based intervention results in high quality services that promote well-being. Interested in joining our team? Take a look at the position we have available below. If this role speaks to you, let us know by applying! We hope to connect with you soon. JOB DESCRIPTION. As a Family Youth Partner, you'll be an integral part of the Family Wellness Centers by managing K-8 student and family walk-ins and providing care management, advocacy, education, outreach, mentoring and coaching. As part of the school's Care Team, you will provide parent engagement and outreach of identified at-risk students to support student interventions & family wellness. Family Youth Partners are responsible for assisting clients achieve their wellness goals by providing support services that include: supporting continuity of treatment, groups, transition between programs, and linkages to other community resources. You will be a leader in supporting and developing wellness-driven behavioral health and wellness services and programs for students and families, which may include student clubs, student/parent workshops, and classroom presentations. You'll work collaboratively with dedicated wellness champions, educators and student groups, contributing your knowledge to enhance our students' lives. JOB COMPLEXITY.

• Youth connection: providing 1-on-1 support, sharing health education like coping mechanisms, etc.
• Implementation of youth-driven programs: supporting student clubs with advocacy, identifying gaps in student needs and implementing youth-driven programs
• Facilitating social emotional/life skills/behavioral health groups with students and families
• Parent outreach/engagement and home visits to support student behavior intervention- may involve care navigation and resource referralDevelop individualized client case plans
• Participating in the billing structure for allowable services provided to students and families in the District
• Participating in training required for the Fee Schedule pilot.
• Comply with confidentiality and privacy standards of protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to HIPAA and Harmonium policies and procedures

MINIMUM COMPETENCIES.

• Minimum of 2-year degree or combined equivalency of skills and demonstrated experience in the field of social services, human services, social work, counseling, case management, education, or the health services field
• Experience as a consumer and/or family member of someone who was a recipient of any public, community, education, and/or social service agency
• 2 years experience in Case Management, Family Support, Advocacy or related program preferred
• Experience with electronic documentation systems
• Bilingual Spanish HIGHLY preferred

COMPENSATIONBenefits: features medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, and critical illness coverage, along with additional voluntary options. We also offer a 403b Retirement Plan with a matching contribution of up to 2%, depending on years of service. Time off accrual for this position includes 8 hours of sick time per month and 10.66 hours of vacation per month for the first three years, increasing to 14 hours per month thereafter. Starting Rate: $25.11 (all new hires begin at starting salary regardless of experience) Please see the attachment to view the FULL job description. All new hires begin at starting salary regardless of experience. Harmonium is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all employees/interns. We are committed to maintaining an atmosphere in which people of diverse backgrounds and lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.