Care Coordinator Behavioral Health

Overview

We are a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day. Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.® Responsibilities $2,500 Sign on Bonus! The primary purpose of this role is to provide supervision for our clients and to ensure their safety while building a rapport with them. This includes providing assistance to each client in working with a group and in handling individual problems; responsibility for setting of limits for behavior; creating documentation of the clients progress; identifying the possible need for professional services and communications of such findings to professional staff. *This position does offer future growth opportunities. Several shifts available 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, 11pm-7am Essential Duties: Responsible for being aware of where all assigned residents are and what they are doing at all times. When assigned to a one-to-one with a client, the requirement is to have eyes on the client at all times during the assigned period. If observing a client leaving the premises, the expectation is to follow them until further assistance can be provided. Facilitate residential daily schedule including participating in, and providing support to residents, to include but not limited to, activities such as chores, deep clean of designated space, meal service, laundry service, groups, activities, and events. Provide transportation to residents for community outings and meetings in company vehicle in a safe and legal manner. Practice compliance with all policies, record keeping requirements, checklist assignments, assigned documentation, and any other assigned duties. Remain current and up to date on all trainings and certifications required to maintain employment with our company. Qualifications H.S. Degree or GED required; bachelor’s level degree in psychology, counseling or sociology preferred. Prior work experience in other behavioral health treatment settings with adolescents a plus. Must have a valid driver’s license and be eligible for insurance coverage for driving the company’s vehicles. Physical Demands The 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to walk, sit, stand, bend, lift and move constantly during working hours. The incumbent must be able to see and hear and have the mobility to access the house/campus which may include long distances or uneven terrain. The employee must be constantly alert for client safety. Required skills & experience: 1. H.S. Degree or GED required; bachelor’s level degree in psychology, counseling or sociology preferred. 2. Prior work experience in other behavioral health treatment settings with adolescents a plus. 3. Must be 21 years of age or older and have a valid driver’s license and be eligible for insurance coverage for driving the company’s vehicles. What you need to know: 1. Part-time and full-time shifts available. $2,500 sign on bonus available for full-time employees that is paid out in three increments. 2. Shifts available: -1st: 7a - 3p -2nd: 3p - 11p -3rd: 11p-7a (shift differential) -weekends only 3. This position offers pay increases at 6 months and 1 year based on performance. 4. If you are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19, you must be okay with getting tested every day. Facilities offer onsite testing. 5. Company will help you receive CPR and CPI certifications. 6. There's two facilities specifically for females and males so let us know which location you'd feel most comfortable with! Additional job details: 1. Responsible for being aware of where all assigned residents are and what they are doing at all times. When assigned to a one-to-one with a client, the requirement is to have eyes on the client at all times during the assigned period. If observing a client leaving the premises, the expectation is to follow them until further assistance can be provided. 2. Facilitate residential daily schedule including participating in, and providing support to residents, to include but not limited to, activities such as chores, deep clean of designated space, meal service, laundry service, groups, activities, and events. 3. Provide transportation to residents for community outings and meetings in company vehicle in a safe and legal manner. 4. Practice compliance with all policies, record keeping requirements, checklist assignments, assigned documentation, and any other assigned duties. 5. Remain current and up to date on all trainings and certifications required to maintain employment.

Qualifications

• Valid Driver's license in Connecticut (CT)
• Are you 21 or older?

• a behavioral health treatment setting (1+ years)
• What shift do you prefer? What would be your second choice? -1st: 7a - 3p -2nd: 3p - 11p -3rd: 11p-7a (shift differential) -weekends only
• Here's a scenario you may run into. Please respond with how you would handle this situation: You walk into a client's room and they are curled in ball, crying. How do you react?

Benefits

Company

Our client is a Mental Health Care company that treats individuals (ages 12-18) who are struggling with teenage depression, teen anxiety, and trauma-related issues, along with co-occurring eating disorders and teenage substance abuse. Their teen treatment centers provide the safety, support, and, above all, the unconditional love that teens and their families need to heal.