Family Partner

RHA Health Services, LLC

Family Partner guiding North Carolina families through disability and behavioral health services at RHA Health Services. Advocating, coordinating care, and teaching self-determination skills.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeAsheville • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in advocating for families and navigating child and family-serving systems, with a focus on promoting recovery and self-advocacy. Holds a National Certification in Family Partner and possesses lived experience as a primary caregiver for children with mental health or developmental challenges.

Highest-signal resume keywords

National Certification In Family PartnerLived Experience As A Primary CaregiverExperience Navigating Child And Family-Serving SystemsStrength-Based InterventionsAdvocacy For Individual And Family Needs

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Hard Skills

Family Care PlanningCoping Skills EducationSystem-Of-Care ValuesAlternative Parenting SkillsBehavioral Health KnowledgeSubstance Use Disorder AwarenessDevelopmental Disability UnderstandingCommunity Resource NavigationDecision-Making SupportSelf-Advocacy Teaching

Soft Skills

CommunicationEmpathyAdvocacyCollaborationTeaching

Certifications & Qualifications

National Certification In Family Partner

Industry Keywords

Behavioral HealthSubstance UseDevelopmental DisabilityChild Abuse RegistryOIG Exclusions DatabaseDSSDJJProbationIn-Service TrainingContinuing Education

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide families, advocate for them, and coordinate with local community organizations to increase successful family outcomes
Reduce and eliminate stigma associated with behavioral health, substance use, developmental, social, and emotional concerns
Educate families on strength-based interventions promoting recovery, symptom reduction, coping skills, and community functioning
Provide individualized services in the community and support family self-determination and decision-making
Participate in family care planning meetings involving DSS, schools, DJJ, medical, behavioral health and substance use agencies, courts, and probation
Use first-hand experiences and system-of-care values to recommend best practices based on current state and national data
Teach and model alternative parenting and interaction skills
Help families navigate systems of care by explaining admission criteria, treatment options, and barriers
Advocate for individual and family needs while teaching family members self-advocacy
Communicate with the MORE’s team regarding service plans, resource needs, and goals
Attend seminars, meetings, in-service training, and continuing education
Serve as an advocate for consumers within the facility and community

Requirements

What you’ll need

Lived experience as a primary caregiver for a child who has/had mental health, substance use disorders, or intellectual/developmental disability
Experience navigating child and family-serving systems and teaching involved family members
One of the following: bachelor’s degree in a human services field and one year of target-population experience; associate degree in a human services field and two years of experience with children/adolescents/transition-age youth; or high school diploma/GED and at least four years of experience with children, adolescents, or transition-age youth
Must hold or be in the process of obtaining a National Certification in Family Partner
Completion of criminal background screening
Name checks in the OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities registries
Drug testing
Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements
Proof of employment history or references, if required
For positions requiring driving: proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and vehicle, if required for transportation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday
Employee perks and discount program
Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
401(k) retirement savings program
Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities