Aftercare Coordinator

Nexus Family Healing•East Bethel, MN

8h•$55,000 - $60,000•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus-East Bethel is looking to add an Aftercare Coordinator to our team at our new youth & teen psychiatric residential treatment facility! This new Minnesota Nexus PRTF location serves youth ages 10-19 who need a higher level of mental and behavioral health care. Our staff support the treatment, well-being, and personal growth of our youth to contribute to positive outcomes and brighter futures! The role of the Aftercare Coordinator is to prepare, implement, and facilitate a series of aftercare services activities, ensuring clients are seamlessly transitioned back into their community, during and after discharge. The Aftercare Coordinator will organize the transition back to the community by developing the discharge and aftercare plan for both clients and caregivers, providing the appropriate amount of aftercare services post-discharge through communication and documentation from the intervention.

Requirements

BA/BS in related field.
Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements

Nice To Haves

Working with adolescents.
Two years in mental health setting.
Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the completion of required communication and documentation surrounding transition/aftercare plans.
Provide therapeutic services and support within the parameters of the program’s structure, philosophy and models while emulating Nexus core ICARE values and mission.
Serve as a role model for youth and clients, demonstrating appropriate social and emotional skillsets for youth and their caretakers; proactively support youth preparing for a smooth and healthy transition back to the community.
Establish transparent, trusting, and communicative relationships with the family, caregivers, and youth to ensure their voice and choice are at the center of their aftercare plan and during their transition.
Develop and facilitate family-centered transition and aftercare teams ensuring all individuals have a vested interest in the success of the client’s aftercare plan and are in communication with one another.
May be required to provide weekly contact and monthly face-to-face contact with clients and caregivers.
Responsible for ensuring the transition/aftercare plans are documented, current, compliant, and accessible starting at intake, maintained throughout the intervention process, providing post-discharge aftercare for the appropriate amount of time.
Attends and participates in treatment planning meetings, to provide input relative to transition and aftercare.
Communicates with county/state workers during treatment and post-discharge; document pertinent touchpoints and communications that are pertinent for client records; follows up as needed.
Creates community relationships to enhance resource and referral opportunities for the youth and their caretakers; maintain healthy collaborative relationships with community partners.
Maintains State Statute requirements through regular contact with youth and families post-discharge, based on family need and participation.
Maintains all client documentation in individual files to include transition/aftercare plans, progress notes, and assessments by other professionals during intervention and post-discharge.
Provides intermittent transportation to clients and families as needed within reason.
Completes education and training experiences in accordance with program expectations.