MDT Coordinator

About the role

If you are looking for a place where you can make a difference in the life of a child, Project Harmony is looking for you. We are seeking an experienced and committed MDT Coordinator to join our dynamic and innovative organization. This position is responsible for the review and coordination of child abuse and neglect cases and is established to improve communication across agency lines, ensure accountability within the team response and to enhance services for child victims and their non-offending family members.

Project Harmony exists to provide effective, immediate and sensitive support to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members. Project Harmony is committed to a vision with a focus on one goal: ending the cycle of child abuse and neglect. Project Harmony is one of the largest Child Advocacy Centers in the nation. At Project Harmony, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our clients and our community.

Project Harmony and all employees are committed to creating a culture that is focused on:

• Diversity and Inclusion: Respect and embrace diversity and inclusion of all
• Strategic Innovation: Lead the field in response to the evolving needs of children and families
• Quality Service: Ensure consistent, high-quality service with impactful results, to our families, our partner agencies, the community, and each other
• Collaborative Relationships: Build trusted relationships by leading with honesty, integrity, vulnerability, and humility

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze child abuse and neglect reports received by law enforcement and child protective services pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat.28-710
• Assist the county attorney in facilitating regular case reviews and arranging for training opportunities for the multidisciplinary team.
• Regularly evaluate multi-disciplinary team membership and ensure that relevant disciplines are included.
• Recruit new multi-disciplinary team members as needed
• Work with the Coordination Team to continuously identify and evaluate goals and outcomes
• Attend court hearings, as needed (for Impact from Infancy Program cases in Douglas County Juvenile Court)
• Assist case managers with service referrals (for Impact from Infancy Program cases)
• Provide information to case professionals and judges on services and interventions targeted at families with children birth to five
• Communicate recommendations to case professionals and judges
• Prepare reports, as needed or requested
• Submit reports as requested regarding frequency, outcomes and recommendations of the multi-disciplinary team case review as well as for improvement in protocols and practices
• Timely input of case information related to goals and outcomes into agency database
• Work closely and collaboratively with system partners
• Assist in identifying training needs for