Position: Family Partner in Children’s BH [1282]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – Children’s Behavioral Health

Salary: $15.66/hr.

Shift available: Full-time

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
The Family Partner acts as a peer advocate to support, advocate and act as link to community resources to other parents enrolled in TPC
Travel is required to visit regional locations to provide Family Partner services when needed
The Family Partner will assist in coordinating a monthly support group for families with mental health issues and teach parenting related classes
Must be very knowledgeable about local resources, services, and supports available to families living throughout the Texas Panhandle
Family Partner Certification will need to be completed within first year of employment
Flexible hours are required
Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

High school diploma or GED
One semester (12 credit hours) of accredited college work; or minimum of eighth grade reading comprehension level as evidenced by score on the Adult Basic Learning Examination (ABLE)
Parent or Care Giver of a child (under 18 years of age) diagnosed with a behavioral or emotional disturbance that has successfully navigated support systems for at least one year
Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents: www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/careers
Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy
Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

Bilingual
Experience teaching parenting classes or support groups

At TPC, passion and meaningful work are rewarded! We offer employees:

Click here for TPC’s FY2027 Summary of Benefits
501(c)(3) designation – you can apply for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Robust benefit offerings – Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision
Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403(b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone

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