Child First Care Coordinator
About The Position
UCFS strives to use person-centered care to improve the health and well-being of everyone in our community. We are currently seeking a Child First Care Coordinator who provides home-based support services to families with high-risk children, regarding behavioral or emotional problems, parenting issues, and life stressors by assisting in the development and implementation of a comprehensive, integrated, culturally responsive family-driven plan that includes the young child and all family members. This position consists of approximately 75% travel with 25% remote time. The Child First Care Coordinator partners with a Mental Health and Developmental Clinician to support families served by the program. The Care Coordinator works collaboratively with the family to connect the child and family with desired, community-based services and support while maintaining Child First’s reflective, relationship-based stance. The Care Coordinator also enhances caregiver executive functioning skills (e.g., planning, organizing, managing time, focusing attention, regulating emotions, reflecting on progress) and engages the caregiver-child dyad in activities to strengthen the relationship. Through their work with families, the Care Coordinator works to both decrease the “toxic” stress in the home environment and enhance opportunities for optimal child development, thereby promoting healthy brain development for infants and young children.
Requirements
- Associates in child development, psychology, nursing, or human services
- One year of experience with families and children
- A valid driver’s license and state mandated levels of auto liability insurance
- Eligibility for CPR/First Aid Certification
- Access to transportation for travel to New London, Windham, and Middlesex counties (DCF Region 3)
- Familiarity with Microsoft Suite and ability to learn new technological platforms
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-awareness and critical thinking skills
Nice To Haves
- A combination of education and experience may be considered
- Experience with EHR preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides outreach and engagement to client upon referral to the program.
- Provides weekly face to face direct service hours to client including support, advocacy and assistance with the development of positive parenting, safety planning, basic life skills and parenting a child with special needs.
- Works collaboratively with the Child First Clinician in a team approach.
- Engages actively in all aspects of the Child First learning collaborative including in-person or live remote training, distance learning curriculum, and specialty training.
- Collaborates with relevant providers and community partners to support treatment and strengthen the program’s community presence.
- Maintains up-to-date case records on each client family, including weekly contact reports, service agreements, evaluations and termination summaries, as well as timely data entry to meet funder requirements.
- Engages children & caregivers in supportive play to further goals around increasing development and improving the relationship; engage identified client and/or other children in the home in supportive play to ensure privacy for sessions.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules
- Hybrid eligible
- Competitive salaries
- Generous paid time off including 3 weeks' vacation, 4 floating holidays and 10 sick days each year
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with 6% employer contribution
- Paid life and disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Additional voluntary benefits
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
