Family Partner

Are you looking to build a career where you'll make a real impact in the lives of others? Your interest in mental health, human services, or related life experience is valuable to us! We welcome you to join our team of caring, passionate and motivated individuals as a Family Partner at our Family Success Center. Acenda's expert team helps each individual, family and community move forward in their journey towards health and happiness.

About Acenda Integrated Health

As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Acenda provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey. By bringing together our bright teams, innovative services, and understanding, caring hearts, we as an organization are moving upward to move lives forward. We join together to provide a wide range of mental health, crisis services, parenting support, family-focused therapy, and residential programming.

How you can make an Impact

The Family Partner provides coordinated, community-based, family-friendly, culturally responsive and strength-based voluntary services to enrich the family unit and address the underlying problems of families that are experiencing challenges or have needs that threaten family stability. The Family Partner conducts intake assessment with each family to assess eligibility and need for prevention funds, and link families to resources when indicated. Provides prevention programs to families by developing and maintaining a robust family engagement approach.

Family Success Center

The Family Partner facilitates parent involvement and parent leadership at the Family Success Center; develops Family Success Plans in partnership with families based on the goals of the family. Incorporates and implements the Principles of Family Support and the Protective Factors into all aspects of their work. Advocates for/with families as needed; increases the family's ability to problem-solve and advocate for themselves and their children. Establishes a trusting relationship with the families. Participates and assists in coordination of Center activities and events.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in a related field with relevant experience.
• Bachelors degree in human services or related field is preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record.

What we provide

• An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
• Mission-driven core
• Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Generous time-off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Year-end performance bonuses

Are you ready to join Team Acenda?

Join Team Acenda and enjoy the remarkable opportunity to make an impact on the lives of those living right here in our community! To learn more about Acenda, please visit our website: https://acendahealth.org/

Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Acenda Integrated Health is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Acenda's support of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) brings together a diverse workforce to successfully achieve our mission of moving lives forward in the community. Acenda is an equal opportunity employer, we aim to create a productive workplace, where all workforce members feel engaged and valued. As part of Acenda, you play an important role in supporting our commitment to DEI throughout the organization.

All employment offers are contingent based upon the successful completion of a criminal background screening and pre-employment drug screening.