Family Mentor (Est) Jobs

Equip is a virtual program helping families recover from eating disorders at home with comprehensive, gold-standard care created by experts in the field and people in recovery. Equip’s five-person care teams include dietitians, physicians, therapists, and mentors who deliver wrap-around support to provide families healing and lasting recovery.
We created Equip to increase access to evidence-based treatment for all people affected by eating disorders. In line with this mission, we are committed to partnering closely with insurance companies and ensuring our team, patients, treatment, and brand reflect the diversity of those affected by eating disorders.
About the role:
The Family Mentor provides support and skill-building to carer families and patient support people as part of a multidisciplinary team, and balances the needs of the organization, Provider team, and patients/families in their work. The Family Mentor is motivated by the ultimate goal of providing the highest quality evidence-based treatments for eating disorders so that everyone can achieve lasting recovery.
Responsibilities:

• Validating carer experiences
• Skills training and support for carers
• Meeting carers and support people where they are on the recovery journey
• Messaging to support carers and communicate with the provider team
• Clinical notes completion post-session
• Engagement in Treatment Team huddles, supervision, and departmental meetings
• Creating an Equip community for carers
• Fostering retention of carers in treatment
• Being aligned with the provider team members so carers clearly understand their team is “on the same page”
• Moderating carer message boards
• Supporting Provider Team guidance with lived experience and strategy
• Hosting/co-hosting Family Mentor-led group sessions for carers

Requirements:

• Organized and results-drivenAbility to understand and balance business needs and clinical priorities
• Comfort with web-based platforms and use of Google applications
• Strong skills in communication and collaboration with diverse, multidisciplinary teams
• Have lived experience as a caregiver for a loved one with an eating disorder
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment subject to rapid change and innovation

Time Commitment:

• 65% of time will be spent in direct clinical support, including 1:1 sessions with families and leading groups
• Full Time; Monday - Friday
• 35% of time is dedicated to administrative activities, Treatment Team, group supervision, Provider-level meetings, 1:1 supervision, and other trainings
• Must live in EST

Bonus if you have the following:

• Coaching and/or mentoring skills
• Passion for mental health and eating disorder treatment
• Fluency in English and Spanish

Competitive salaries and bonuses, remote work, generous paid time-off, paid holidays, health benefits, career development opportunities, and exciting team retreats are among the myriad benefits you'll experience while working at Equip.
Equip is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.