Why Open Sky Community Services
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedOffers housing and job training for people with psychiatric or developmental disabilities.
- DDS residential Services are provided for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities as well as acquired brain injury. Service goals include activities for daily living and social skills development. Community inclusion is a primary focus. Approximately 160 individuals were served…$21.4M spent in FY2024
- Adult Community clinical Services (accs) are provided to adults with mental health challenges through residential group living environments and supported living Services for individuals living in their own homes. Services are individualized, goal-oriented and incorporate evidence-based and best practice interventions.…$20.8M spent in FY2024
- Shared living programs allow adults with disabilities to become part of a host family, with all of the benefits and responsibilities that sharing a life and a household entail. The host family helps the individual connect with the wider Community…$5.4M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenJob Description
Open Sky’s Support & Stabilization Services provide an array of services to support youth up to the age of 22 years and families that may be experiencing emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Services provided include groups, therapeutic services to help children remain in their home, preparation support for children reunifying with family, permanency support, skill building, increasing social connections, and providing families with community resources to meet basic needs. The goal of the program is to provide families with access to services that are tailored to their individualized strengths and needs which gives youth the greatest chance for safety, permanency, and well-being.
The Family Partner is a vital member of the team that brings lived experience as a parent, caregiver, or family member who has navigated services through the Department of Children and Families. This firsthand experience is essential to building trust, fostering hope, and empowering families as they move toward stability and recovery. This role offers a flexible hybrid work environment that includes a combination of office-based collaboration, community-based support with youth and families, and remote work opportunities for documentation, scheduling, and other administrative responsibilities as appropriate.
Other Key Responsibilities: Uses lived experience to collaborate with the youth and their parent/caregiver, treatment providers, supports, school, and other service providers to ensure the cohesive inclusion of the parent/caregiver peer support service with all other services. Uses lived experience to support youth to communicate effectively and foster their communication with family, friends, allies/natural supports, providers and others. Practice skills related to networking, informed decision making, collaborative decision making and leadership with parents/caregivers. Provide psychoeducation around parenting skills and trauma.
Ability to develop a healthy relationship with the youth and their parent/caregiver. This includes but is not limited to the following: listening from a parent/caregiver perspective, encouraging the youth’s and parent/caregiver’s unique gifts, and fostering communication between the youth and their parents/caregivers, friends, other natural supports, providers and others identified.
Qualifications
Lived experience as a youth, parent, caregiver, or family member who has navigated services through the Department of Children and Families, required. Valid driver’s license, acceptable driving history and reliable transportation, required. Bilingual candidates highly preferred. Reliability, willingness to learn, and being open to new opportunities. . IND123 Pay Range: $22.07 - $22.07 About Us: At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life. Open Sky is on an anti-racist…
About Open Sky Community Services
From its Form 990- Budget $84.9M · Human Services
- Staff 1,644 · founded 1974
- Pays its leaders $150K–$421K (12 reported)
- Open jobs 281 · Jobs at Open Sky Community Services · Full 990 report