Mental Health Care Coordinator (Internal title: Clinical Care Coordinator)

Ccsww • Aberdeen, WA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Mental Health Care Coordinator (Internal title: Clinical Care Coordinator) to join their team. They provide individualized, creative, and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies. They are a values-driven organization providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth, and families, primarily in their own homes and communities. Their teams provide services to help children and youth remain safely in their homes with their families, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and strengthening family unity. They offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families across multiple locations. They employ nearly 800 energetic and compassionate employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, behavioral sciences or equivalent.
• 21 years or older.
• Ability to drive to family homes and within the community, with reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and current automobile insurance with an acceptable driving record per CCS policy.
• Ability to visually assess safety within the community and family homes.
• Should be able to participate in on-call rotation responsibilities.
• Applicant must successfully pass required background checks prior to an offer of employment.
• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs, and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
• Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge, and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience serving children and/or families (e.g., mental health, social services, education).
• Preference for a flexible schedule rather than a traditional, fixed, 8-5, Monday through Friday, facility-based position.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive and strength-based therapeutic mental health services and supports to children, youth, and families in the community.
• Assess for immediate safety and stabilization needs.
• Develop treatment plans.
• Facilitate safety and crisis planning.
• Facilitate child and family team meetings.
• Conduct ongoing assessment and evaluation of current treatment planning strategies, goals, and outcomes.
• Engage families with compassion, support, respect, and enthusiasm.
• Provide and/or arrange necessary crisis response and stabilization services.
• Complete and communicate safety/crisis plans with families and others.
• Respond to crises promptly, effectively, and collaboratively.
• Prepare families for next steps in intervention (e.g., team development, planning process, natural supports).
• Customize helping approaches to fit the family’s uniqueness, personality, culture, and interests.
• Brainstorm and negotiate strategies that build on child and family strengths.
• Consult with clinical supervisor, mental health specialists, and others as needed and incorporate recommendations.
• Meet productivity and documentation standards using collaborative problem-solving strategies to ensure complete, accurate, and strength-based documentation.
• Provide and/or facilitate the provision of a range of therapeutic responses that support the overall plan (including individual and family therapies).
• Utilize parent/family expertise in problem-solving around specific needs.
• Modify and adjust individual intervention techniques for each situation without changing the direction of the plan.
• Facilitate placement into foster care, as needed, while ensuring necessary paperwork is completed and notifications made.
• Facilitate others, including a team, to implement the plan from beginning.
• Reevaluate, modify, and redesign the plan based on new information.
• Inspire confidence in the child, family, and other team members about their strengths and ability to transition successfully.
• Arrange and negotiate a process for ongoing formal and informal services and supports.
• Create and practice a plan for aftercare supports and response post CCS involvement.
• Participate in an on-call rotation with other Clinicians and Clinical Care Coordinators.
• Be based out of the FBH Aberdeen site.
• Provide services in community-based settings and family homes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Dental
• Vision
• Pension
• Limited Flexible Savings Account [Section 125 & Section 132]
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
• CCS/CHS 403(b) Employee Savings Plan.
• Supplemental insurances: Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death, and Liability
• Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as training in other areas
• Daily and weekly supervision and support with your Clinical Supervisor, as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level