Youth Crisis Care Coordinator

Title: Care Coordinator – Crisis Services

Position Type: Regular Employment (Part-Time)

Pay Frequency/Salary: Bi-Weekly Pay / Based on education

Schedule: Flexible; may include evenings, weekends, holidays and on-call

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer-Programs

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Job Summary: This position is responsible for providing intensive, short-term services to children and adolescents who present with thoughts, emotions and/or behaviors requiring additional skilled professional intervention to stabilize their current situation and prevent the need for a higher level of care. This position is also responsible for providing individual skill development and enhancement services to support youth and young adults as they reach their recovery goals. The Crisis Stabilizer role serves youth at various stages of their recovery from mental health, substance use, and co-occurring needs by embracing the youth’s strengths to meet their identified needs. Other components may entail debriefing the crisis with the youth as well as teaching the youth and caregiver(s) the skills necessary to prevent crises in the future. Crisis Stabilization and Crisis Tracking

Job Duties/Responsibility:

Act as a member of a team that provides services to youth and young adults with mental health, substance use, and co-occurring needs.
Build off the person’s strengths to meet their individualized recovery needs. All services will be person-centered and directed by the individual being served.
Provide crisis stabilization services, including individual skill development and enhancement services related to training in communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, decision making, self-regulation, conflict resolution, and other specific needs identified in the Plan of Care.
Services also include training in daily living skills related to personal care, daily tasks, transportation, school, and accessing and connecting to community resources and services (including healthcare services) and other specific daily living skills identified in the Plan of Care.
Utilize various methods to serve people including but not limited to: on-call de-escalation, role modeling, monitoring, mentoring, supervision, assistance, and cuing.
Provide services in the community including homes and other community locations.
On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to provide de-escalation to youth and young adults in crisis to assist with self-regulation and problem-solving through challenging situations.
Responsible for maintaining flexibility in daily work schedule to adequately meet program needs.
Responsible for adhering to agency policies and procedures while carrying out daily responsibilities.
Perform other duties as assigned by Chief Operating Officer-Programs

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

An understanding of mental health and co-occurring needs and the ability to clearly communicate these their understanding to other individuals;
ability to support with emergency situations; the ability to maintain and promote positive working relationships within Stepping Stones and work openly and effectively with one's direct supervisor and colleagues;
Ability to communicate effectively and interact with a diverse population
Strong verbal and written communications skills as well as time management skills
Organizational Skills
Computer skills including ability to utilize internet and complete accurate data entry.

Experience/Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent (required)
Associates Degree in Social Work or related field, Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or a related field (preferred)
One year of case management experience (required)
One (1) years of experience working in the Mental Health field required; experience working with people with substance use needs (preferred)

Additional Requirements:

Applicants must meet all agency requirements for criminal and caregiver background checks, driver's record, and drug screen.
Valid driver's license, automobile, and sufficient insurance to meet agency requirements are required.
Position is mobile with some time spent in the community, including occasional transporting clients, home visits and attending meetings

This description reflects the major functions of the job. The employee is expected to perform these, and other job duties assigned. Additions, deletions, or changes may be made to this position at any time without prior notice.

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Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour

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