Children's Care Coordinator

Children's Care Coordinator will serve as a liaison between the Pinellas County School System and DFL's TW 1.0 (or TW 2.0) team. The Care Coordinator will provide site-based support and assistance to identified school professionals regarding best practices in mental wellness, identifying students at-risk for mental health challenges, and appropriately linking youth with high/severe needs to the appropriate level of care. The position establishes and maintains regular, clear communication with school, caregivers, youth and/or family regarding resources, services, and eligibility guidelines. The Care Coordinator is responsible for providing a range of activities, such as outreach, transition support, social support and community education. The Care Coordinator functions as a member of the TW 1.0 (2.0) team and works to ensure the youth and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team. The treatment plan, risk level, and clinical interventions are developed by the Integrated Decision Team that consists of the family, natural supports, and formal supports that care about and know the youth and family best. The Care Coordinator ensures services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles, and that plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning, and that plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills. The Care Coordinator ensures that services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and are tailored to the unique culture of the child and family. The Care Coordinator will ensure that services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the family. This is a field position. The Care Coordinator is responsible for meeting an annual client facing client care number of productivity hours. Achieving the minimum required weekly, monthly and annual client facing client care hours is an essential function of this position.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor's degree in Human Services from an accredited college with a minimum of one year of previous experience working with adults and children with serious persistent mental illness.
2. Completion of Mental Health Care Coordinator Certification required.
3. Must have excellent writing, communication, computer, organizational and time management skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
4. Proficiency in completing progress notes, treatment plans, and pertinent information concerning the consumer required.

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