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Vinfen Corporation ACCS Family Connector in Somerville, Massachusetts

Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm, Rotating Weekends Salary: \$43,800 / year The ACCS Family Connector will ensure that each person served has a stable support network of family members, community members and friends as they make strides towards developing the life skills need to successfully live independently. The ACCS Family Connector will work with adults with psychiatric conditions and those who identify as their supports to provide outreach, information, referral and direct support services. In this role you will be responsible for delivering interventions to Persons Served identified on the Treatment Plan targeted at skills building including but activities of daily living, medication administration, symptom reduction, health and wellbeing, employment, school, socialization and recreation. As you work towards accomplishing these goals you will also work to involve family/friends into the life and Treatment Plan interventions of each person served when appropriate. This may include fostering a welcoming environment in which families/supporters are respected and valued, orient them to the services their loved one may receive from ACCS and engage their participation in helping the person served to meet their ACCS goals.You will also act as the primary liaison between additional team services and will work to create and maintain the team\'s Family Advisory Council. Requirements Bachelor\'s degree in human services, Master\'s degree in Human Services, or very experienced direct care staff preferred. 2 to 3 years of experience working with adults with psychiatric conditions Must have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport Person Served. Preference given to bilingual/bicultural applicants and applicants with lived experience of psychiatric conditions. All candidates for this position must be a least 21 years of age and be able to pass a CORI, driving record, reference, educational and professional licensure check as well as a multi-state background check. All applicants must be able to become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment. Must meet Family Partner qualifications as follows: Experience as a caregiver of a youth (or adult) with special needs; preferably a youth (or adult) with a psychiatric condition. Bachelor\'s degree in human services field from an accredited school & one year experience working with children/adolescents/TAY (or adult); or an Associate\'s degree in human service field from an accredited school & one year experience working with children/adolescents/TAY(or adult); or high school diploma/GED & two years experience working with children/adolescents/TAY(or adult). Experience in navigating any of the child (or adult) family-serving systems and teaching family members who are involved with child (or adult) family-serving systems.

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