What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Family Partner position at The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD?
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD (“The HARRIS CENTER”) is looking for a Certified Family Partner to join our team! This person is responsible for, implementing family support services for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. Providing support, information, referral, follow-up, and technical assistance to families and general consultation to staff on children and youth issues. Develops and maintains data collection system indicating the number of referrals, resources/services, unmet needs of families, and barriers to obtaining services. Acts as a member of the team and follows The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD procedures. The Family Partner must be the custodial parent of a child who has or has had problems with severe emotional disturbance and has experience in negotiating the public mental health systems of care advocating for their child’s needs.
What you will do:
- Assist families in locating and utilizing available services.
- Develop and maintain up-to–date usable directory of appropriate services
- Support and encourage families to educate themselves by attending parent education classes and provides them with material pertaining to mental health issues, educational issues and other pertinent issues
- Participate in staffing and team meetings
- Maintain professional work behaviors
- Maintain appropriate documentation
- Comply with agency policies and procedures, accrediting/regulatory bodies and performance contract documentation requirements.
What qualifications you will need:
- Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent; degree preferred
- The Family Partner must be the custodial parent of a child who has or has had problems with severe emotional disturbance and has experience in negotiating the public mental health systems of care advocating for their child's needs.
- Basic understanding of child and adolescent mental illnesses and community resources
- Strong communication skills, listening and interpersonal skills above average, written documentation is clear, concise, well-constructed and grammatically correct.
- Able to work collaboratively with others in a teamwork environment.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Intermediate computer skills including e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, presentations, basic information systems.
What we have to offer:
The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement plans with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.
Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.
What else you should know:
This posting is associated with position #92702
This position will be located at 5901 Long Dr. Houston, Texas 77087
May be exposed to unfavorable conditions.
Interacts with individuals who may be emotional or physically hostile, agitated or uncooperative.
About us:
The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.
As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.
By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.
