Service Coordinator
Your Role In Action
In this vital role, you'll conduct comprehensive assessments, ensuring client welfare through regular, at least quarterly, monitoring tailored to each consumer's unique needs. Maintain the highest standard of data integrity by updating consumer files as necessary. Be responsible for timely documentation, ensuring all records are updated within our established timelines. Uphold a safe and healthy environment by complying with all safety and health requirements and staying updated with mandatory training programs.
What Qualifications You Will Need
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavioral, or human service field, including but not limited to: psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, educational psychology, education, and criminal justice. OR any Bachelor's degree with one (1) year experience working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Experience: Minimum of one year experience in the human services field preferred. Experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities preferred.
- Skills: Must possess effective written, verbal communication, and organizational skills. Must be able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment. Effectively communicates and works with consumers, family members, visitors and fellow employees in a manner that demonstrates knowledge of cultural diversities.
Other Key Qualifications
- Maintain a valid Texas Driver's License and be insurable under Agency policy.
- Have reliable transportation.
What We Have To Offer
- A competitive salary.
- A suite of excellent benefits designed to enrich your life both professionally and personally, including:
- A robust retirement plan with company matching.
- Prior service credit for accelerated Paid Time Off accrual.
- Cell Phone Discounts.
- Exclusive entertainment deals through Tickets at Work.
- A free Headspace subscription for mental wellness.
- An Employee Assistance Program for overall well-being.
- Significant financial relief through student loan forgiveness.
About Us
The Harris Center is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The Harris Center provides care to over 90,000 people and has an annual budget of over $300 million. As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The Harris Center provides a full continuum of services at 80 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 40 different languages as well as sign language to better serve what is one of the largest communities in the nation. By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,500 employees, The Harris Center is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.
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