What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Coordinator position at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin Inc.?
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About Family Services
Family Services is a nonprofit organization committed to Protecting, Healing, and Caring for children and families across Northeast Wisconsin. We provide vital support during life's most challenging moments, helping individuals heal, grow, and thrive.
We're Hiring!
We are seeking a Care Coordinator to join our team. This full-time position is responsible for facilitating life skills and parenting groups, providing resource assessments, referrals, job search/promotion, client transportation, urinalysis administration, advocacy, providing childcare and family & parenting programming, assisting with other program administrative tasks, and assisting other Women's Recovery Journey (WRJ) team members while operating under WRJ Core Values.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess participants' needs, resources, and supports by utilizing a Resource Assessment and Family Resource Assessment.
- Facilitate participant access to community resources including (but not limited to): making referrals, providing referral program and contact information, creating correspondence to clients and collaterals, scheduling appointments, assuring follow-through with meetings and appointments, providing transportation.
- Advocate for participant and family to efficiently obtain needed services.
- Collaborate with community and agency resources and maintain positive working relationships.
- Data entry/track information such as client attendance, program expenses (i.e., bus passes and financial assistance given to participants).
Qualifications
Education:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in human services or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience:
- Required: At least one year experience working with children.
- Preferred: 1 years' case management experience; substance use disorder and mental health knowledge
Skills and Competencies:
- Working knowledge of child development.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to provide children with effective direction and supervision.
- Ability to detect and recognize potentially hazardous situations and take immediate and appropriate action.
- Willingness to work some evening hours required.
- Valid Wisconsin driver's license with reliable personal vehicle for transporting persons served. Maintain required auto insurance and acceptable driving record requirements.
Why Join Us?
Family Services offers a supportive and collaborative work environment where you can make a meaningful impact every day and help advance our mission to Protect, Heal, and Care. Apply today to join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
