Care Specialist

Centerstone • New Castle, IN

6d • $16 - $22

About The Position

The Care Specialist provides person-centered assistance to clients in developing life skills and personal goals. The role coordinates client care with a multidisciplinary team, helps clients connect with community resources, and provides crisis intervention and prevention to clients and their families.

The Care Specialist works with the team to develop and maintain key elements of clients’ clinical records, including treatment plans, progress notes, reports, and correspondence with external agents, while ensuring compliance with standards. The role teaches clients activities of daily living in individual and group settings, documents services, and follows organizational guidelines and protocols. It also coordinates with community support systems, schools, OFCs, and other family service providers, and provides telephone and on-site crisis intervention, prevention, and follow-up.

Requirements

• Associate's degree required; two years of experience or two years of college coursework in a related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Effectively communicate in writing, verbally, in person, and virtually.
• Customer service skills.
• Time management skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Knowledge of community resources.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of professional experience working directly with youth and families in a child welfare, school, childcare, criminal justice, behavioral health, or related setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate client care with a multidisciplinary team and develop and maintain clinical records, including treatment plans, progress notes, reports, and external correspondence, in accordance with compliance standards.
• Teach and train clients in activities of daily living in group and individual settings, complete required clinical documentation, and provide services according to organizational guidelines and protocols.
• Connect clients with appropriate community support systems.
• Maintain regular communication with schools, OFCs, and other family service providers involved with clients and their families.
• Provide telephone and on-site crisis intervention, prevention, and follow-up to clients and their families.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree