Youth Emergency Services & Shelter

YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES & SHELTER

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Care Coordinator

REPORTS TO: Lead Care Coordinator

CLASSIFICATION: Salaried, exempt

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Serve as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team for YESS’ Integrated Health Home Department and play an active role in designing an integrated care plan for children and their families. As the first point of contact for clients, Care Coordinators are primarily responsible for completing assessments, making and tracking referrals, following up on referrals, and coordinating with internal team members and other professionals.

QUALIFICATIONS: . Bachelors Degree in Social Work or related field. . Experience working with children and families in a community-based program preferred. . Knowledge of community resources. . Demonstrated ability to work effectively with team members. . Excellent written and verbal communication skills. . Computer knowledge.

DUTIES SPECIFIC TO THE POSITION: . Schedule and track referrals and appointments. . Follow-up on referrals and appointments. . Communicate with providers regarding client’s progress. . Promote client’s health and ensure client’s goals are developed and documented. . Coordinate multiple systems for clients and their families. . Provide education and resources to clients and their families. . Participate in wraparound planning processes. . Engage clients and families eligible to participate in Integrated Health Home Services. . Identify community resources and provide ongoing support clients and their families. . Facilitate development of crisis and other client and family-driven plans. . All other duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS: . *The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. . *The work environment requires an ability to sit or stand for extended periods. Work involves walking and running, talking and hearing to exchange information, and using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

D:\Docs\2017-12-29\01f28fd97c42a13f84710557bfb36672.doc . *The work environment requires the employee be capable of pushing, pulling or lifting and/or carrying up to 25 pounds. . *The work requires an ability to perform techniques of Safe Crisis Management as needed and appropriate . *Noise level in work environment is generally low to moderate.

. ** Youth Emergency Services & Shelter reserves the right to modify, interpret or apply this job description as needed to meet the needs of the agency, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains at-will. These job requirements are subject to change to reasonable accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

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