Clinical Care Coordinator at Child & Family

Cranston, Rhode Island, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Home-Based Services, Therapeutic Interventions, Community Services, Case Management, Strengths-Based Model, Child Welfare, Family Reunification, Service Plan Implementation, Parent Education, Crisis Support, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Critical Thinking, Time-Management, Microsoft Office 365, Collaboration, Travel

Industry

Civic and Social Organizations

Description

What You’ll Be Doing You will provide home-based services to families who have members coping with physical, emotional, socioeconomic, and/or social difficulties. The Clinical Care Coordinator works with a licensed clinician to identify family needs and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions and community services in order to promote and maintain the family’s wellbeing. You will also coordinate with a Community Health Worker (CHW) to collaborate with providing additional family support to best meet the families’ needs. Hybrid Role, 20% Remote Work. Your Main Priorities While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily: • Utilize an in-home strengths-based model to provide a wide range of assistance and resources to families working to avoid a child’s removal from the home, or in the process of reunifying a child back to the family. • Complete interviews with clients assessing their situations, needs, and goals to determine the services required; connect families with resources throughout the state. • Implement individualized service plans developed by the families and the FSP team; examples include goals of connecting families to resources for basic needs and supporting improvement of communication and bonding among family members. • Consult with parents, teachers, doctors, and other individuals involved with the family to develop and implement a team plan to address the family’s identified needs. • Provide training and support to parents and caregivers (i.e., assists caregivers in development of formal and informal support systems, help provide parenting education appropriate to the developmental level of the family members, assist caregivers in navigating the housing system, etc.). • Provide support and guidance to individuals and families managing crises, and be part of an on-call crisis support phone rotation • Engage with families who provide kinship/foster care support to youth involved in the child welfare system. • Write progress notes in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in accordance with expected requirements and due dates. Who You Are Requirements, Skills & Abilities: • Bachelor’s degree in social work of related field required. • Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role required; experience working in child welfare, parent education, or home-based services required; knowledge of child and adolescent development, family dynamics, substance abuse, and/or crisis intervention preferred. • Must be able to navigate an electronic medical records system. • Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills. • Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365. • Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population. • Bilingual in Spanish preferred. • Collaboration and teamwork. • Statewide travel is required. • Must have valid driver's license, auto insurance and car registration. • Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check. • The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position. Physical Requirements Direct Service Staff: This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues. Equal Employment Opportunity Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies: • Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races. • Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others. • Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services. Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Care Coordinator provides home-based services to families facing various difficulties, working with a licensed clinician to implement therapeutic interventions and community services to promote family wellbeing. Primary duties involve utilizing a strengths-based model to assist families involved in child removal avoidance or reunification processes, assessing needs, and connecting them with state resources.