Family Partner at Burke Center – Lufkin, Texas

Job Title: Certified Family Partner

Location: Burke - Polk and Angelina Mental Health Clinics

Schedule: Monday through Friday, generally 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Burke is seeking a Certified Family Partner to serve as an active member of the Intensive Case Management/Wraparound team. This role provides peer mentoring and support to primary caregivers, helps engage families in the treatment process, and promotes self-advocacy and family empowerment.

The Certified Family Partner will provide information, referrals, and non-clinical skills training; support ongoing family engagement; assist with identifying natural, non-traditional, and community-based support systems; and document all family partner services, including both face-to-face and non-face-to-face activities.

This position is shared between two clinics and requires weekly travel to the Angelina County FCA clinic.

• Provide peer mentoring and support to primary caregivers

• Engage families in the treatment process

• Model and teach self-advocacy skills

• Provide information, referrals, and non-clinical skills training

• Maintain family engagement throughout services

• Assist families in identifying natural, non-traditional, and community support systems

• Accurately document all family partner services, including face-to-face and non-face-to-face activities

• Participate as an active member of the Intensive Case Management/Wraparound team

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent required

• Must be a parent or primary caregiver of a child or adolescent who has successfully received at least one year of treatment for a mental health diagnosis and/or special education services

• Valid Texas Driver's License required

• Must be able to attend training and successfully test to become a Certified Family Partner

• Sight, hearing, and verbal communication skills

• Hand and finger dexterity

• Ability to walk, drive a vehicle, and lift up to 25 pounds

• Must be physically able to complete Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggressive Behavior (SAMA), CPR, and First Aid training modules

• Must have a driving record insurable by Burke's insurance administrator

• Must be willing to share stories of lived experience as a recipient of mental health services

• Must have a reliable vehicle

This is a meaningful opportunity to use your lived experience to support families, strengthen engagement in services, and make a direct impact in the lives of children, adolescents, and caregivers in your community.