Care Coordinator Ccso - Remote (IL Or WI)

General Description

Applications will be considered for Illinois and Wisconsin residents who live within 1 hour of Waukegan, IL.

Are you passionate about working with youths 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, help create a more stable living situation for youth, increase family involvement in behavioral health services, improve school attendance/performance, and reduce contact with law enforcement and child welfare. Staff assess needs and strengths, monitor progress, facilitate Child and Family team 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 crisisassessments.

• 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

• Provides direct services to clients and their families.

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

• Complete required documentation accurately and timely.

• Consult with the supervisor regarding the status 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. The exact hours and which days have evening hours are negotiable, but some evening hours would be required;

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

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)

Knowledge Skills Abilities and Education Required

• 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 of 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 of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under the supervision of a QMHP.

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

• Must possess a valid driver's license

Supplemental Information

You can findadditionalinformation aboutthe Lake County Health Department,our culture,and why you should join our teamathttps://lchdcareers.com.

As a public health department, we believe in the science, data, and power of vaccines, like the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, to protect against and prevent illness. Therefore,we require all Health Department staff to receive the annual influenza vaccineunless they have an approved medical or religious exemption.

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, veteranstatus,and other protected characteristics.At this time, you mustresidein either Illinois or Wisconsin to work for the Lake County Health Department.