IDD Family Care Coordinator

Sound•Tukwila, WA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sound is seeking an IDD Family Care Coordinator in Seattle, WA, to support skill-building for youth and their family's care plan. This role involves providing case coordination and youth/family-focused support to enrolled high-risk children/youth and their caregivers in their homes and communities using a wraparound model. The position is hybrid, with flexibility to work out of a Sound location in King County, and is part-time, 24 hours per week, with flexible hours between Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. in social sciences required.
One year of experience in a non-profit or a social service agency working with youth and families with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), required.
Knowledge of IDD youth development, family dynamics, effective interpersonal and behavioral management skills, and helping systems that support clients with IDD.
Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
Must pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Has a practice-level understanding of child and youth development and behavioral health interventions.
Understands wraparound principles and recovery concepts in behavioral health; synthesizes and applies, as appropriate to their work at Sound.
Demonstrates the ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly, and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks, while simultaneously managing crises.
Demonstrate ability to utilize technology.
Ability to demonstrate the capacity to appreciate and work well with a complex and diverse population.

Responsibilities

Promote and teach services and individualized safety principles to assist family members in accessing and participating in community activities and resources.
Mentor and coach positive communication, social, and parenting skills throughout the wraparound process.
Support the IDD team, including clinicians, by providing coordinated behavioral health services.
Meet and engage the family, communicating compassion, support, respect, confidence, trust, and enthusiasm.
Provide non-judgmental, unconditional support and culturally relevant support to the child and family.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members and other service providers.
Customize helping approaches to fit the family’s uniqueness, strengths, personality, culture, and interests.
Provide necessary crisis response and stabilization services, completing and communicating the safety/crisis plan.
Assist the client to remain stable in the community, thereby reducing the use of hospitals or involuntary treatment services.
Coordinate and facilitate wraparound child and family team meetings, including development of the cross-system care plan.
Provide direct helping interventions that respond to crises promptly and effectively.
Provide a range of therapeutic responses that support both the mental health treatment plan and cross-system care plan.
Modify and adjust individual and family intervention techniques for each situation.
Provide skills-building as needed to the youth and family.
Utilize parent/family strengths, goals, and vision in problem-solving around specific needs.
Coach the family in effective ways to utilize resources offered by formal and informal sources within their community.
Complete all documentation activities in keeping with King County, MCO, agency, State, and Federal requirements.
Seek assistance and report concerns to the right people at the right time.
Inspire confidence in the child, family, and other team members about their strengths and ability to succeed and transition successfully.
Understand the family's phase in the Wraparound process and necessary actions for each phase.
Help the youth and family actualize the transition plan in preparation for transitioning out of services.
Participate in staff meetings, consultations, case presentations, and in-service training.
Participate in ongoing program development and assessment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance: Premium 100% paid by Sound for team member and child coverage to age 26, depending on plan selected.
Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available at team member’s cost.
Life Insurance (2x annual salary + additional $25,000): paid by Sound
Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary): paid by Sound
Retirement Plan: Sound contributes 3% to team member’s plan; team member is 100% vested.
Retirement Plan - 401(k) Plan, pre-tax and/or Roth: team member may contribute to their own plan.
Health Savings Account: Sound contributes $1,133.33 (individual) or $2,266.67 (family) for eligible team members, pro-rated for new hires in first year.
Flexible Spending Accounts: for health care and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
EAP: Employee Assistance Plan
Vacation: 18 days per year, increasing with years of service
Holidays: 9 days per year
Sick Leave: 12 days per year
Bereavement Leave: for death in the family
Parking: Free at all Sound sites
Training: Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days off-site training
Service Award: at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 & 40 years of service