Youth Day Treatment Care Coordinator

FCC Behavioral Health•Poplar Bluff, MO

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About The Position

The Day Treatment Care Coordinator provides psychoeducation, skill building, and care coordination to children and families with serious emotional and behavioral challenges. Services may be provided in a school, home, or community setting, depending on the client’s needs. The role supports clients in developing coping strategies and skills to remain in school, the community, and the home, while coordinating with families, schools, and service agencies.

Requirements

A master’s or bachelor’s degree in a human services field from a college or university included in the U.S. Department of Education’s database of accredited schools; or qualification as a Qualified Addiction Professional (QAP); or an Associate of Applied Science degree in Behavioral Health Support as designated by the Department of Mental Health.
Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree unrelated to a human services field with two years of qualifying experience, or four years of qualifying experience.
Qualifying experience must include delivering services to individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, or developmental disabilities.
Qualifying experience must include at least one of the following: providing one-on-one or group services with a rehabilitation/habilitation and recovery/resiliency focus; teaching and modeling ways to cope with and manage psychiatric, developmental, or substance use issues while encouraging use of natural resources and supports; supporting individuals in finding and maintaining housing or employment and/or functioning appropriately in a family, school, and community; or assisting individuals in achieving goals and objectives on their individualized treatment plan.

Responsibilities

Provide psychoeducation to clients with serious emotional and behavioral challenges to help them develop coping strategies and remain in school, the community, and the home.
Implement treatment goals according to the person-centered care plan.
Develop and review critical intervention and safety plans to provide immediate support during emotional or behavioral crises.
Facilitate communication between families, schools, and service agencies.
Provide transportation in the staff member’s personal vehicle or an agency vehicle, if available, when medically necessary and appropriate.
Educate clients and families on interventions and behavior modification techniques to better manage behavioral health conditions.
Link clients and families to community resources and help them develop natural supports.
Help clients develop or improve interpersonal, social, family, community, and daily living skills.
Attend treatment team meetings and prepare clients for transition out of day treatment into the regular classroom.
Complete required documentation in a timely manner.
Maintain certification in CPI and CPR/First Aid.
Adhere to all applicable evidence-based practice models.
Communicate information orally, effectively, and accurately.
Ensure the program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned.