School Based Care Coordinator

Job Summary: The Care Coordinator is a full-time 40 hour position, Monday -Friday 8:00am-4:00pm located in the Chateaugay Central School and Malone Central School Districts. Wraparound care coordination will be provided to youth with serious emotional disturbance involved in the day treatment program. The Care Coordinator is expected to become trained in high-fidelity Wraparound and to engage youth and families in a family-centered process of developing and working towards goals. This position works closely with school-based clinicians and coordinates service referrals with behavioral health and other providers as needed.

Qualifications: A Master's degree in one of the qualifying fields' and one year of experience** or A Bachelor's degree in one of the qualifying fields* and two years of experience** or a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) and two years of experience**, or Bachelor's degree in ANY field with either: 3 years' experience as a Health Home Care Manager serving the SMI or SED population.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assures that youth receive needed medical, behavioral, and social services with the overarching goal of improving individual health outcomes
• Assumes overall responsibility and accountability for coordinating all aspects of the individual's care
• Provides care management services at the school or various community locations/homes
• Leads multidisciplinary teams of providers, social workers, nurses and other providers toward assuring individuals receive services
• Explores with the individuals their needs and longer-term goals and vision for their recovery

- Assesses needs, monitors progress with care team, modifies or updates the care plan or goals - Assists in scheduling and keeping appointments, advocates and arranges for needed services and monitors delivery of services

• Evaluates care needs at transitions, arranges safe transition plans, updates care team, updates information with providers and care plans
• Must complete Mandated Reporting, HIPAA, Safety in the Community, Engagement & Outreach, Person Centered Planning, Cultural Competency/Awareness, LGBTQ Issues, Meeting Facilitation, and Trauma training within the first week of employment

Skills/Knowledge: Skills providing direct services to youth with SED; OR linking youth to a broad range of services. Demonstrates cultural competence including strong understanding of rural culture, youth culture, and culturally responsive practices with culturally and linguistically diverse families.

Travel: Must be willing to travel 50% or more per week; Must have and maintain reliable transportation including a valid driver's license, registration, inspection, and insurance

1 Qualifying fields = social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, recreation or recreation therapy, counseling, community mental health, child and family studies, sociology, speech and hearing or other human services fields.

CCFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer