Mental Health Coordinator

Under the direct supervision of the Lead Mental Health Coordinator and Residential Clinical

manager, the Mental Health Coordinator role is responsible for providing direct therapeutic support, mental health and case management services to children and families in Summitview's Youth Residential Treatment Program.

• · Provide individual rehabilitation services to youth.
• · Develop and utilize curriculum to facilitate group sessions.
• · Participate in required client meetings.
• · Provide supervised visits if indicated.
• · Provide case management and care coordination services.
• · Provide client crisis response and intervention services.
• · Assist with care and supervision of clients within other parts of the residential and school program as needed.
• · Complete all documentation within requirements as noted in policies and procedures.
• · Meet the agency's productivity requirements for billable services.
• · Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary and inter-agency team, coordinating with the therapists, psychiatrists, case managers, residential staff, and teachers, in addition to social service agencies, healthcare providers and other community partners and stakeholders.
• · Other tasks as assigned.

• · Adhere to all policies and procedures including, but not limited to, HIPAA, PHI, Mandated Reporter Status & Procedures, Professional Relationships with Youth & Non-Minor Dependents, and all other Federal and State laws.
• · Follows agency policy for crisis intervention and management skills.
• · Attend scheduled in-service training programs.
• · Attends weekly team meetings.
• · Completes assigned program operational tasks in accordance with supervisory directives.
• · Displays sensitivity to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• · Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
• · Works cooperatively with others in a team-oriented manner.
• · Must participate in Performance Quality Improvement and Risk Prevention.
• · Provides and practices trauma-informed care services and methods; actively uses empathy and understanding in treatment of residents.

• · Must possess a valid, unrestricted California Driver's License; personal automobile liability insurance; and a driving record acceptable to Summitview's insurance carrier.
• · Must be physically and mentally fit; must be willing to complete a health screening including physical examination as required by our state licensing agency Community Care Licensing (CCL); and must have the unrestricted capacity to employ physical restraint techniques in a professionally safe manner.
• · Must be willing to present a recent negative Tuberculosis test or be willing to take one.
• · COVID-19 vaccination inclusive of booster doses when eligible is recommended but not required.
• · Must be willing to complete and pass a Department of Justice (DOJ) personal background investigation to meet the requirements of our state licensing agency Community Care Licensing (CCL).

The 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 accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required:

• · To talk or hear.
• · To stand, walk, sit, use hands, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste and smell.
• · Is occasionally required to climb or balance.
• · Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more.
• · May have to engage in physical intervention including but not limited to dropping to one's knees, supporting another individual's weight, moving an individual from one location to another, holding aggressive clients, etc. (requiring sustained, physical exertion on some occasions).
• · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth vision.
• · Ability to drive company vehicles.

This position is 40hrs per week. Five days, 8 hour shifts.

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