MENTAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATOR (Internal title: CLINICAL CARE COORDINATOR)

Aberdeen, WA

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Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Mental Health Care Coordinator (Internal title: Clinical Care Coordinator) to join our team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies. Our teams provide individualized, creative and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily in their own home and community. Our enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. With sites located in Aberdeen, Bremerton, Burien, North Tacoma, Tukwila, Olympia, University Place, Vancouver, and Portland Oregon, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ almost 800 energetic and compassionate employees.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Compassion
• Diversity
• Strength-Based-Approach
• Social-Justice
• Our Staff!

What We Offer

• Starting Base Pay Range: $34.39 - $38.25 per hour
• Availability Pay for providing youth & families coverage after hours: $75.00 per pay period (2 times per month)

Benefits

• Dental
• Vision
• Pension
• Limited Flexible Savings Account [Section 125 & Section 132]
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Holiday
• CCS/CHS 403(b) Employee Savings Plan. Some benefits are pro-rated based on hours worked.
• Holidays, vacation and sick leave are pro-rated accruals for part-time employment
• Supplemental insurances: Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death, and Liability

Training And Supervision

• Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as training in other areas
• Daily and weekly supervision and support with your Clinical Supervisor, as needed

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

• Provide intensive and strength based therapeutic mental health services and supports to children, youth and families in the community including: assessing for immediate safety and stabilization needs, treatment plan development, safety and crisis planning, child and family team meeting facilitation, on-going assessment and evaluation of current treatment planning strategies, goals, and outcomes.
• Meet and engage the family communicating compassion, support, respect and enthusiasm for them and your role as a helper.
• Provide and/or arrange necessary crisis response and stabilization services, completing and communicating the safety/crisis plan with family and others.
• Respond to crises in a prompt, effective and collaborative manner.
• Prepare the family for next steps in the intervention (e.g., team development, planning process, natural supports, etc.).
• Customize helping approaches to fit the family’s uniqueness, personality, culture and interest.
• Brainstorm and negotiate strategies that build on child and family strengths.
• Consult with clinical supervisor, mental health specialists and others as needed and incorporate recommendations.
• Meet productivity and documentation standards using collaborative problem-solving strategies to ensure complete, accurate and strength-based documentation for all children/youth and families served.
• Provide and/or facilitate the provision of a range of therapeutic responses that support the overall plan (including individual and family therapies).
• Utilize parent/family expertise in problem solving around specific needs.
• Modify and adjust individual intervention techniques for each situation without changing the direction of the plan.
• Facilitate placement into foster care, as needed, while ensuring necessary paperwork is completed and notifications made.
• Facilitate others, including a team, to implement the plan from beginning.
• Reevaluate, modify, and redesign plan based on new information.
• Inspire confidence in the child, family and other team members about their strengths and ability to transition successfully.
• Arrange and negotiate a process for ongoing formal and informal services and supports.
• Create and practice a plan for aftercare supports and response post CCS involvement.
• This position will participate in an on-call rotation with other Clinicians and Clinical Care Coordinators.
• This position will be based out of FBH Aberdeen site. This position requires scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served. The services we offer will be provided in community-based settings and in family homes.
• Other duties as assigned.