Facilitator

Southern California Health and Rehabilitation Program (SCHARP)•Lynwood, CA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Facilitator ensures fidelity to the Wraparound model by coordinating and overseeing services for youth and families. The Facilitator promotes a strong family and youth voice in service planning and goal development, ensuring services are individualized, family-driven, flexible, community-based, and collaborative across systems. Serving as the primary point of contact, the Facilitator coordinates care, leads the Wraparound process, and monitors implementation of the individualized Plan of Care. They maintain team cohesion, gather ongoing input from families and providers, and ensure quality service delivery, including crisis intervention and stabilization. The Facilitator implements all four phases of Wraparound-Engagement, Plan Development, Implementation, and Transition-while upholding Wraparound principles and coordinating services across systems such as mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and tribal systems when applicable.

Requirements

Must be able to pass California State Department of Justice criminal background investigation, Live Scan and/or fingerprinting.
Must qualify as a Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) provider.
Completion of the Statewide Standardized Child and Family Team (CFT) Facilitation Training (can be completed after accepting an employment offer).
Requires driving, traveling to site locations and outside locations as needed or requested.
Valid driver's license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of insurance must be maintained throughout employment.
At least 2 years' experience providing mental health and social services with seriously emotionally disturbed youth and their families.
Ability to respond quickly, effectively and calmly to client crisis and life situations.
Ability to engage and unify diverse perspectives, including Tribal partners and natural supports.
Strives to be flexible and adapt to change based on family needs.
Demonstrates cultural responsiveness and an understanding of implicit bias.
Knowledgeable on confidentiality laws, interagency systems, and coordination best practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Basic computer skills and literacy are required to use the agency electronic health Staff must be able to log on, type, use a mouse and navigate through various screens/windows to complete daily chart documentation and chart supervision requirements.
Knowledge of mentally ill child and youth populations, targeted case management, California Wraparound Standards and psychiatric rehabilitation.
Seeks opportunities to facilitate change and encourages others to do the same.
Maintains a constructive and positive outlook.
Complete mandatory trainings and on-going booster trainings.
Gain CANS certification within the first 30 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Completion of the Statewide Standardized Child and Family Team (CFT) Facilitation Training, accessible through Regional Training Academies, the UC Davis Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice (RCFFP), or can be completed after accepting an employment offer.

Responsibilities

Ensures fidelity to the Wraparound model by coordinating and overseeing services for youth and families.
Promotes a strong family and youth voice in service planning and goal development.
Coordinates care and leads the Wraparound process.
Monitors implementation of the individualized Plan of Care.
Maintains team cohesion and gathers ongoing input from families and providers.
Ensures quality service delivery, including crisis intervention and stabilization.
Implements all four phases of Wraparound: Engagement, Plan Development, Implementation, and Transition.
Coordinates services across systems such as mental health, education, child welfare, juvenile justice, and tribal systems.
Meets weekly with supervisor and keeps supervisor informed of all aspects of the SCHARP High Fidelity Wraparound program.
Initiates first contact with caregivers on all newly assigned cases within 24 hours.
Schedules the first face-to-face meeting with the family, accompanied by all HFW team members.
Completes documentation to open cases for DCFS & DMH services, including obtaining consents and reviewing client historical information.
Utilizes awareness and working knowledge of the Integrated Practice - Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (IP-CANS) to conduct CANS with youth and families every 6 months.
Leads development of Wraparound team agreements, team mission, family vision statement, strengths identification, and family goals.
Organizes, mediates, and documents monthly CFT meetings in the Plan of Care/Matrix.
Updates and reviews plans, ensuring all team members are aligned and aware of responsibilities.
Reviews and supports family-focused discussion on important documents and needed support during CFT meetings.
Ensures legal and ethical issues are addressed in the CFT.
Tracks progress on action steps within each domain to ensure timely completion of responsibilities.
Works as part of a multidisciplinary team, including staff from DMH, DCFS, Department of Probation, psychiatrists, and other interagency and intra-agency staff.
Prioritizes unmet needs and translates them into measurable outcomes in the Matrix/Plan of Care (POC).
Ensures all domains on the POC are discussed with youth and families, establishing strategies and goals to meet unmet needs.
Ensures the POC is reflective of family vision and provides emergency or additional services when needed.
Completes required SCHARP check request forms for processing CRF (Case Rate Funds) and forwards to supervisor for review and approval.
Develops client Safety and Crisis plans according to DCFS.
Coordinates and monitors DCFS Plan of Care and Safety Plans with the HFW Team.
Maintains contact with family members and significant other natural support persons of clients.
Involves natural support persons at the request/approval of the youth and family.
Adheres to SCHARP documentation policy.
Involves child/youth and their families in all aspects of the services they receive as partners.
Supports transition planning from the onset, guiding the family toward sustainable support and success.
Attends and participates in all pertinent SCHARP, DCFS, DMH and Department of Probation meetings for each client.
Attends client children's court or probation court hearings.
Performs other programmatic and administrative duties as assigned.