Care Coordinator-Mental Health
About The Position
This position coordinates care for youth and their families to ensure linkage and engagement with mental health and substance abuse treatment that supports client goals. It also provides outreach, education, identification of community resources, referrals, and follow-up to support successful engagement in services. The Care Coordinator encourages and educates prospective clients about wellness, treatment, and recovery in relation to their current needs and functioning. The role works with children, families, community providers, referral sources, and other stakeholders to support continuity of care and improved client functioning and safety. It also involves coordinating admission and discharge processes, maintaining client records and case notes, participating in supervision and staffings, and supporting service planning in accordance with company policies, applicable laws and rules, funding requirements, and COA standards.
Requirements
- Master’s degree preferred in a human service discipline from an accredited four-year college or university.
- Experience working with children or adolescents in relation to their therapeutic or treatment needs, in compliance with state or contractual requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in a human service discipline from an accredited four-year college or university.
Responsibilities
- Attend Camelot training, complete new employee orientation topics within the first quarter, demonstrate competency in required training topics, and participate in staff development opportunities.
- Facilitate meetings necessary for youth admission and discharge processes.
- Obtain parent or guardian signatures for legal and admission paperwork, service plans, safety plans, updated consents, and other relevant documentation.
- Work with the team to create and update client- and family-centered service plans in accordance with Camelot policies, state and federal requirements, funding requirements, and COA standards.
- Conduct referrals and follow up to support clients’ linkage to, engagement in, and satisfaction with services.
- Conduct regular face-to-face and virtual contacts with children, parents, and others on the caseload.
- Review and assess family progress toward connection with and engagement in services.
- Maintain communication with families about clients’ functioning at home, school, and service agencies to support continuity of care.
- Establish and maintain relationships with community resource providers, facilitate referrals, and provide continuity of care to families on the caseload.
- Build and maintain relationships with children and families, with attention to improved functioning, service satisfaction, and client safety.
- Attend and actively participate in weekly supervision and follow up on supervision recommendations.
- Collaborate with and help guide the Family Peer Support Specialist.
- Maintain electronic and paper client files according to company policy, established timeframes, and applicable regulations.
- Complete accurate, factual, current, and descriptive case notes, and enter them into the required data system according to policy and contractual outcomes.
- Attend individual case staffings, community meetings, and discharge planning.
- Maintain regular contact with referral sources and stakeholders, including the funder, school system, Department of Juvenile Justice, and clients’ families.
- Work with community stakeholders to identify service gaps and opportunities to improve community service delivery.
- Attend required Camelot trainings and team meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
