Human Services Provider Program Coord I - Maury CI
About The Position
This position is located in the Behavioral Health Department at Maury Correctional Institution in Hookerton, North Carolina. It reports directly to the Psychological Services Coordinator/Human Services Program Coordinator II for the Therapeutic Diversion Unit (TDU). The position provides, coordinates, and is accountable for interdisciplinary, person-centered services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, dementia, mental health disorders, serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring disorders. The TDU provides an alternative placement for offenders in restrictive housing to help prepare them for re-entry into a less restrictive environment. The position may also work in other specialized service settings at Maury CI. The coordinator implements portions of individualized treatment plans; facilitates, monitors, and documents progress in mental health and psychoeducational groups; organizes and facilitates psychiatry clinics; conducts outreach to people in restrictive housing; and facilitates referrals for specialized programming. The role identifies and documents opportunities and obstacles that can help individuals improve self-determination, participate in their community, and recognize their interests. The position ensures compliance with correctional health, safety, and habilitative-service requirements under state and federal laws, American Correctional Association expected practices, and facility policies and procedures. In collaboration with the behavioral health team, it helps establish, implement, and monitor program goals, quality controls, and policies and procedures for assigned specialized treatment programs. The coordinator works with nursing, medical, psychiatry, behavioral health, programs, and custody staff to carry out treatment plans and provide services suited to each individual, and provides treatment and progress updates to responsible behavioral health providers and the multidisciplinary treatment team as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field from an appropriately accredited institution, and one year of experience providing and/or developing person-centered care plans for individuals with intellectual disabilities/co-occurring disorders; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Advanced degrees in human services may substitute for the educational requirement when the applicant does not have a bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Documented proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
- Demonstrated experience performing administrative functions in an office setting.
- Demonstrated ability to operate office machines and personal computers.
- Demonstrated ability to record, compile, summarize, and analyze data.
- Demonstrated experience maintaining confidential information.
- Demonstrated experience organizing, retaining, reviewing, and filing records.
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate interdisciplinary, person-centered services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, dementia, mental health disorders, serious mental illness, and/or co-occurring disorders.
- Implement portions of individualized treatment plans.
- Facilitate, monitor, and document individual progress in mental health and psychoeducational groups.
- Organize and facilitate psychiatry clinics.
- Conduct outreach to individuals in restrictive housing and facilitate referrals for specialized programming.
- Identify and document opportunities and obstacles that may support individuals’ self-determination, community participation, and recognition of their interests.
- Ensure compliance with correctional-based health, safety, and habilitative-service requirements, applicable laws, American Correctional Association expected practices, and facility policies and procedures.
- Work with the behavioral health team to establish, implement, and monitor program goals, quality controls, and policies and procedures for assigned specialized treatment programs.
- Coordinate with nursing, medical, psychiatry, behavioral health, programs, and custody disciplines to enact behavioral health treatment plans and provide services consistent with individual needs.
- Provide treatment and progress updates to responsible behavioral health providers and the multidisciplinary treatment team as needed.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Retirement plans
- NCFlex supplemental benefits
- Paid vacation, sick, and community service leave
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
