What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSRI- Community Services Program Coordinator position at The City of Providence?
FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!
Position Summary: Works as an essential part of a dynamic and creative team to ensure quality service implementation and support the treatment goals for youth (ages 4 to 19) and their families who are engaged in intensive, trauma-informed home/community-based services. The Community Services Program Coordinator assists the Department Director and team to meet required goals, objectives, deliverables, and financial targets of new and ongoing initiatives. Participates in internal and external meetings focused on service delivery relevant to youth referred to the services by DCYF, FCCP, CCBHC or the court system. Ensures compliance with quality standards of all federal, state, and administrative body laws and regulations including DCYF. Advocates for the youth and families to access appropriate and necessary resources to improve the quality of their lives. Manages the team’s schedules and collaborates with referral sources and other providers (schools, psychiatric providers, and other agencies) involved in the care of the youth to ensure treatment meetings are established and consistent.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field required
- Experience in project development, management, data and evaluation
- Highly advanced critical thinking skills, creativity, flexibility in meeting changing priorities and demands; ability to think in broad and detailed terms; keen attention to detail; comfortable with identifying and resolving obstacles to improvement/goals
- Skilled in operating various medical record software, word-processing and excel
- Spanish Speaking preferred and is compensated
- Ability to work independently and part of a team
- Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, registration and auto insurance
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Travel to and from clients’ residence, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
- Ability to lift up to 20lbs
Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.
Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.
