Family Support Specialist (FSS)
Assistance Plus
Summary
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.
Job description
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 with that one child/youth in navigating the child serving systems of care such as children's behavioral health, child welfare, special education or juvenile justice on behalf of that child.
Position Requirements
- Proof of vehicle insurance at $50K/$100K and a valid Maine driver's license
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Entry level computer skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Parent/Family Peer certification or provisional
Requirements
- Three or more years of lived experience in parenting or in a parenting role with at least one child/youth who lived with you for three or more years and has emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance use or mental health concerns
- Three or more years of lived experience navigating child-serving systems of care (children's behavioral health, child welfare, special education, or juvenile justice) on behalf of that child
- Willingness and ability to articulate lived experiences
- Proof of vehicle insurance at $50K/$100K
- Valid Maine driver's license
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Entry level computer skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Parent/Family Peer certification or provisional
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Work within 30 miles of home
- No vaccine requirement
- Work/life balance
- Job-specific training
Company overview
Assistance Plus is a comprehensive home health care and behavioral health services provider based in Benton, Maine, established in 1993. As a family-run organization, it offers a wide range of services including in-home personal care, behavioral health support, intellectual/developmental disability services, and substance use treatment. The company serves over 107 towns across central Maine with a dedicated staff of more than 260 professionals. Their services encompass personal support for activities of daily living, companionship programs, behavioral health home services for adults and children, case management, daily living support, and medication management. Assistance Plus operates multiple offices in Augusta, Benton, Waterville, Wilton, and Winslow, providing community-based care that emphasizes independence, safety, and quality of life for clients. The organization is licensed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and maintains strong community partnerships while adhering to rigorous standards of care and professional certification requirements for all staff members.