Care Coordinator (Ccso) Remote (IL Or WI)

General Description

Are you passionate about working with youth and their families? Come and join our team (CCSO) Care Coordination Support Organization!Help Lake County youth find success at home, school, and within the community by providing care coordination and wrap-around services. Pathways to Success Program aims to improve family relationships, helps creates a more stable living situation for youth, increase family involvement in behavioral health services, improve school attendance/performance, and reduces contact with law enforcement and child welfare. Staff assess needs and strengths, monitor progress, facilitate Child and Family teams meetings, and complete mental health assessments and Crisis Prevention Safety plans. This position offers flexible work hours and remote after approximately 90 days of on-site training.

Care Coordinator Key Responsibilities

• Providing care coordination and support services to assigned (CCSO) youth and documenting appropriately.

• Assess the needs and strengths of assigned youth and may participate in mobile crisis assessments.

• Complete Crisis Prevention Plans and Crisis Safety Plans with youth and their families.

• Assure families are linked with appropriate services and monitor their progress.

• This position is (remote) home-based, meaning there is not an assigned office, but the person is expected to travel within Lake County to attend meetings with children and their families.

Essential Functions

• Providesdirectservicestoclientsand their families.

• Maintainsregularcontactwithanactivecaseload, meeting frequency deadlines as determined by the program.

• Complete required documentation accurately and timely.

• Consultswiththesupervisorregardingstatus of cases.

• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.

• Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffing's on assigned clients.

• Participate in mobile crisis response team-based events for their designated youth when possible.

Scheduled Hours: 37.5 hours a week. Exact hours and which days have evening hours is negotiable, but some evening hours would be required;

• This position offers flexible work hours and remote after approximately 90 days of on-site training.

• It's recommended for the selected candidate to live within one hour from Waukegan.

Example schedule below:

• Monday (11:00am-7:00pm)
• Tuesday (8:30am-4:30pm)
• Wednesday (11:00am-7:00pm)
• Thursday (8:30am-4:30pm)
• Friday (8:30am-4:30pm)

Essential Functions

• A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field;

• A bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under the supervision of a QMHP;

• A certificate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, plus a high school diploma or GED, plus 2 years of experience in providing mental health services;

• A recovery support specialist certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;

• A family partnership professional certificate from and in good standing with the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;

• An occupational therapy assistant licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75] with at least one year of experience in a mental health setting;

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED and 5 years documented clinical experience in mental health or human services;

• An individual who has completed a behavioral health technician or other psychiatric training certification through the Medical Education and Training Campus in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with one year documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under supervision of a QMHP.

• May also qualify if meeting the requirements of a Qualified Mental Health Professional or above.

• Valid driver's license

Supplemental Information

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

Additionalinformation about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found athttps://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

Currently, you mustresidein Illinois or Wisconsin to work for the Lake County Health Department.Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.