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SalaryCSO is looking for a Family Support Worker to join our Family Support Services team in Gardner. We provide a Professional and supportive work environment, unrivaled onsite training, meaningful and supportive supervision, flexible schedules and a strong team environment.
You Will:
- Provide skills training and assistance in areas of daily living activities including basic living, interactive and parent skills. Assist in developing communication and conflict resolution skills and act as a role model for interpersonal relationships.
- Help parents meet children's daily needs; observe and document child growth and development.
- Assist with family advocacy needs; facilitate "mediation" as appropriate.
- Provide counseling and intensive support to consumers during psychiatric crises or periods of transition.
- Assist consumer with identifying appropriate mental health and medical services and accessing services of choice.
- Provide assistance with developing and maintaining a "natural support network" of family and friends.
- Provide transportation for consumers as appropriate, following program guidelines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a mental health field
- Experience working with children and families
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
- Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, (English/Spanish speaking.)
Benefits
We provide our employees with competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including full coverage health and dental insurance, paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holidays), a 403(b) retirement savings plan, an employee referral bonus program, regular in-house training and professional development opportunities with free CEUs, and voluntary supplemental insurances including short and long-term disability, cancer, accident and life. We also partner with a premier employee assistance program (EAP) and offer personal cell phone plan discounts.
Our Agency
Clinical & Support Options, Inc. is a behavioral health organization serving individuals and families across Western Massachusetts. From its early days as a child guidance clinic, Clinical & Support Options has expanded into a full service behavioral health agency, committed internally to excellence while we collaborate externally with community partners to participate in a comprehensive system of assistance and resources for the residents of our communities. We employ over 650 multi-disciplinary staff, helping thousands of families during the past 50 years. We have community based office locations throughout Western Massachusetts, including Springfield, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange, Athol, Gardner and Pittsfield.
Our core competencies lend themselves to the development of a "one-stop" model of comprehensive, holistic services to individuals and families with multiple and complex issues.
Our expertise, in a nutshell, is to support people in their progress towards self-sufficiency, no matter what challenges they face on that journey.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $37,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Gardner, MA 01440: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
