Case Manager- Care Coordinator ( Spanish Speaking)

About the role

The Child and Family Guidance Center has been serving children and families since 1925, providing culturally informed mental health care and complementary supports, regardless of ability to pay. We seek a full-time Bi-Lingual Care Coordinator to join our team and make a real difference in people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide Care Coordination services to 10-12 children/youth with complex emotional and/or behavioral health needs.
• Maintain fidelity to the Wraparound process when working with all assigned families.
• Develop a crisis plan for each family served that guides the family to appropriate assistance, supports and services in the event of a family mental health crisis.
• Absorb and convene monthly Child and Family Team Meetings (CFT) of traditional and non-traditional providers with the purpose of developing a Plan of Care (POC) that is culturally appropriate.
• Ensure that plans of care and crisis plans are implemented appropriately and adapted by the CFT as needed to meet the multiple and changing needs of the child and family.
• Provide weekly contact with families served and maintain strength-based, outcome-focused documentation of all contacts.
• Adhere to CFGC guiding principles.
• Maintain a Wraparound Family Record (WFR) on all children and families receiving Care Coordination Services.
• Successfully transition families out of Care Coordination services by building natural supports, sustainable strategies and pro-active crisis planning.
• Gather and submit data required by DCF in a timely manner.
• Assist in program evaluations such as outcome measures and client satisfaction surveys to families and youth (children as appropriate) during service delivery and upon discharge from Care Coordination Service.
• Work in conjunction with community providers such as DCF, Probation, Schools, etc., to ensure seamless, collaborative care coordination for children/youth.
• Assist in identifying service gaps and locating resources within the community.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Sociology, psychology, or in the human service field.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.
• A valid driver’s license and auto transportation to external locations.
• Experience providing direct services to families with complex behavioral health needs is preferred.
• Cultural sensitivity, awareness and knowledge required as well as a strong familiarity of community resources preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 virus, unless eligible for a medical or religious exemption.

Benefits

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay

Details TBA.

Schedule

Details TBA.