Care Coordinator: Care Coordination- 7024

Community Health Resources•Bloomfield, CT

2d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

Care Coordination at CHR is an intensive program for children and youth ages 0-18 (or up to age 22 if in school) with emotional/behavioral difficulties and complex service needs and their families. Care Coordinators assist the family through a child-specific team that develops individual and family-focused service plans. The coordinators also provide ongoing consultation with the child-specific team to provide linkage, coordination, follow-up, and advocacy for the child and family.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services related field required.
Minimum of 2 years' experience in mental health setting.
Valid driver’s license.
CPR/First-Aid Certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Assists families in identification of strengths, needs, and creation of a family vision to inform the plan of care
Assesses needs of child and family and their capacity and interest in the Wraparound model
Assists family in development of crisis/safety plan
Coordinates and facilitates Wraparound team meetings every 30 days per scope of service including the development, implementation and monitoring of individualized care plans for youth and family.
Assists families in identifying, recruiting and engaging natural supports
Provides support and advocacy for Wraparound teams
Advocates for child and family rights and access to programs and services.
Markets program and provides training and support to local service providers, schools, and parent support groups
Demonstrates commitment to the Wraparound principles: family voice and choice, team based, natural supports, collaboration, community based, culturally competent, individualized, strengths based, unconditional and outcomes based
Demonstrates knowledge of services and resources for youth and their families, or ability to quickly learn about available resources in order to provide appropriate referrals
Participates in assigned community collaboratives monthly.
Additional duties as required.

Benefits

Ample paid time off, including a special day off for your birthday!
Contributions to your 403b Retirement Plan.
Competitive premiums with added discounts on pet, auto, and home insurance!
Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
Student loan repayment assistance (Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Nurse Corps, NHSC/HRSA at select sites).
Exclusive tuition discounts for CHR employees at several local colleges/universities.
FREE robust training curriculum, featuring our brand-new Clinical Training Series for interactive learning, practical skill enhancement, and professional growth!
Clinical supervision and/or mentoring available at many programs.
Internal career fairs: connect with recruiters to discuss your career aspirations and the various opportunities available within our over 80 programs statewide.
Annual wellness stipend.
FREE premium subscription to the Calm app, for employees and their families.
Fun activities like coloring contests, lunch & learns, office seasonal decorating contests, employee appreciation events, and more!
Up to 6 FREE confidential counseling sessions per issue, per year, for individuals, couples, & families through our EAP program.
Participate in leadership luncheons with our CEO and various agency committees!
Weekly video updates from our CEO and monthly newsletters to keep you in the loop.