Intensive Care Coordinator | Bilingual English to Spanish | Pittsfield

About the role

The Gándara Mental Health Center offers career pathways in various areas including Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Community Based Clinical services, Adolescent and Family services, Adult Residential, Maintenance, and Administration. Opportunities are available at both entry-level and leadership levels, supporting career growth and skill enhancement.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan 403(b)
• Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Life Insurance
• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• 8 discretionary days
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Salary Range: Master’s Level | $60,000 - $64,000
  Bachelor Level | $48,000 - $52,000
• Additional Benefits: Career Growth Opportunities, Culturally Diverse Population, Clinical Licensing Support

Job Title

Care Coordinator | Bilingual English to Spanish

Work Location

Pittsfield, MA

Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply

EEO M/F/D/V

Union/Non-Union

Job Summary

The Care Coordinator facilitates care planning and coordination of services for youth with serious emotional disturbance (SED), under the age of 21. They ensure necessary services are accessed, coordinated, and delivered in a strength-based, individualized, family/youth-driven, and ethnically, culturally, and linguistically relevant manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Submit detailed progress notes that follow federal, state, and agency requirements.
• Conduct comprehensive home-based assessments and behavioral health assessments, including the age-appropriate version of the Massachusetts Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS).
• Maintain a caseload of 11-14 families.
• Oversee the assembly of the Care Planning Team and guide the development of an Individual Care Plan and a risk management/safety plan.
• Monitor the provision and quality of services provided to the family and act as the liaison when new services/resources are needed.
• Provide or arrange for transportation for clients to appointments, crisis/respite services, etc., if needed.
• Provide or secure support and crisis/emergency services for the youth/family.
• Collaborate with other necessary individuals the youth and family may have contact with, to properly coordinate care.
• Identify community resources and develop natural supports for youth and parent/caregiver(s) to support and sustain achievement of the youth’s individual care plan, goals, and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 year of experience
• Bilingual and bicultural candidates encouraged to apply - Portuguese & English, Spanish & English
• Must possess an MCE approved Master’s or Bachelor's Degree in Family Therapy, Counseling and Psychological Services, Human Services, Community Psychology, etc.
• Driver’s License and proper auto insurance required.
• Awareness and sensitivity to contextual variables such as race, culture, gender, sexuality, disability, economics, and lived experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English