Family Support Specialist

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General Description of Responsibilities:

The Family Support Specialist (FSS) will work with the behavioral health
home team to ensure that well-coordinated and integrated care is
delivered to youth and families served. The FSS will provide leadership
and technical assistance in developing and implementing the BHHO family
support services. A willingness to share experiences with families,
co-workers, and community providers is essential for success in this
position.

The FSS is an individual who has three or more years of lived experience
in parenting or in a parenting role (meaning biological parent or
caregiver, foster parent or grandparent) with at least one child/youth
that lived with you for three or more years who has emotional,
developmental, behavioral, substance use or mental health concerns. The
FSS is able and willing to articulate their lived experiences. The FSS
has three or more years of lived experience whit that one child/youth in
navigating the child serving systems of care such as childrens
behavioral health, child welfare, special education or juvenile justice
on behalf of that child.