Care Specialist
About The Position
SUMMARY OF POSITION Provides person-centered assistance to clients in the development of life skills and personal goals. Coordinates client care with multidisciplinary team. Assists clients in connecting to community resources. Provides crisis intervention/prevention to clients and their familes. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinates client care by working closely with a multidisciplinary team to develop and maintain essential elements of the client’s clinical record, including but not limited to treatment plan, progress notes, reporting and correspondence with external agents, ensuring compliance standards. Teaches and trains clients in activities of daily living, in group and individual settings, complying with clinical documentation requirements, and provides services according to organizational guidelines and/or protocols. Connects client with community support systems as determined to be appropriate, and maintains regular communications with schools, OFC’s and other family service providers that the client and their family participates with or is receiving services from. Provides telephone and on-site crisis intervention/prevention and follow-up to clients and their families.
Requirements
- Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
- Customer service skills.
- Time management skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Associate's degree required. Two years of experience or two years of college coursework in related field may be substituted for degree requirement.
- Two years professional experience working directly with youth and families in a child welfare, school, childcare, criminal justice behavioral health or related setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates client care by working closely with a multidisciplinary team to develop and maintain essential elements of the client’s clinical record, including but not limited to treatment plan, progress notes, reporting and correspondence with external agents, ensuring compliance standards.
- Teaches and trains clients in activities of daily living, in group and individual settings, complying with clinical documentation requirements, and provides services according to organizational guidelines and/or protocols.
- Connects client with community support systems as determined to be appropriate, and maintains regular communications with schools, OFC’s and other family service providers that the client and their family participates with or is receiving services from.
- Provides 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 (company paid)
- Employee Resource Groups
- Continuing education opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
