Care Coordinator- Children's residential

Devereux • West Chester, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Care Coordinator at Devereux Pennsylvania Children's Services will impact the individuals we serve by acting as a liaison between the treatment team and external stakeholders including: client families/guardians, funding agencies, agency supports and involved child serving systems including family court. Every day as a Care Coordinator you will welcome families/guardians to the Devereux Family, relaying expectations for family engagement/involvement while child is in care, communicate with families/guardians the treatment and services being provided to their child, participate in client treatment team meetings and report on family engagement, supervised family visitation, family court, and care coordination activities that facilitate current treatment and discharge planning, and complete documentation related to family communication/engagement and care coordination activities, and discharge summaries. Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related discipline required.
• Six months experience in Social Service preferred.
• Proficient computer skills, mastery of Microsoft Office Applications, experience with data collection/analyzing platforms (Radar, Pro-Filer, and/or other internal and external software applications pertinent to the position).
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Requires ability to work independently, prioritize, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and adhere to established guidelines.
• Valid driver's license must be maintained
• Significant amounts of walking, sitting, and standing.
• Some lifting and/or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques – up-wards of 75-100 lbs. or more.
• Some repetitive wrist/hand movements, normal hearing and vision.
• Significant amount of use of computers and office equipment.
• Occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes.
• Ability to meet 100% mastery of Safe and Positive Approaches (S&PA) techniques.

Responsibilities

• Welcome families/guardians to the Devereux Family, relaying expectations for family engagement/involvement while child is in care
• Communicate with families/guardians the treatment and services being provided to their child
• Participates in client treatment team meetings and reports on family engagement, supervised family visitation, family court, and care coordination activities that facilitate current treatment and discharge planning
• Complete documentation related to family communication/engagement and care coordination activities, and discharge summaries

Benefits

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level