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About the Role
Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact. Access's Culture Playbook is how we show up for each other and for the people we support, focusing on clear expectations, support, accountability, and outcomes that matter to people. We are committed to helping people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible while ensuring our staff can do the same.
Responsibilities
- Engage the parent/caregiver in activities in the home and community that are designed to address one or more goals on the waiver participants service plan.
- Assist parent/caregiver in meeting the needs of the youth through educating, supporting, coaching, modeling, and guiding.
- Teach parent/caregiver how to network/link to community resources and treatment providers.
- Teach parent/caregiver how to advocate for services and resources to meet the youth’s needs.
- Guide and support linkage to individual, peer/parent support, and self-help groups for parent/caregiver.
- Offer resources including information on community resources.
- Assist families in connecting to community resources and natural supports.
- Strengthen and support the care-giving efforts of families with special emphasis on needs such as emotional, physical health, parenting, and family interaction.
- Empower families to make informed choices regarding the nature of supports for themselves and their child by providing an understanding of available resources, services, and supports and how to access them.
- Develop a family’s capacity to actively participate in all decisions about services and supports for themselves and their child.
- Develop a family’s capacity to enhance and improve the overall health and well-being of their child and family.
- Work with the family and their provider team to promote effective collaboration and communication.
- Strengthen and develop a family’s skill and feeling of self-efficacy so they can effectively advocate for their child, work collaboratively with services providers, and do so with increasing independence over time.
- Advocate with the family to access supports, services, and activities.
Requirements
- Be a parent or caregiver of a child with a history of emotional and/or behavioral problems.
- Have a valid driver’s license.
- Have dependable transportation.
- Be able to complete Mandated Reporting self-directed on line training.
- Be able to complete the Individualized Care Model.
- Complete safety in the home community training.
- Complete OMH online Foundations training.
Skills
- Lived experience raising a child with mental health challenges.
- Firsthand understanding of the complexities involved in raising a child with mental health challenges.
- First-hand knowledge of the services and supports available in the community.
Location
- Newburgh, NY
- Goshen, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Parent/ primary caregiver of a child with a diagnosed history of emotional/behavioral health disorders.
- Experience working with children (preference given to those with experience working with children with special needs).
Education Level
- High school diploma, high school equivalency, or a State Education Commencement Credential.
- Able to complete and obtain their PEP Certification within 60 days of hire.
Salary/Compensations
- $26.00 per hour
About the Company
- At Access, our Culture Playbook isn’t a poster on the wall – it’s how we show up for each other and for the people we support.
Equal Opportunity
- EEO Employer
- An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and Veterans