Care Coordinator; CCSO

Overview

REQUIRED TO RESIDE IN ILLINOIS OR WISCONSIN AND LIVE WITHIN (1) HOUR AWAY FROM CLIENT SERVICES IN LAKE COUNTY. The Care Coordinator of the Care Coordination Support Organization (CCSO) is responsible for facilitating the coordination of care to youth enrolled in the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) Pathways to Success program. Youth are enrolled in either High-Fidelity Wraparound Services or Intensive Care Coordination Services.

The Care Coordinator will utilize the Principles of Wraparound and System of Care when providing services to families. This position is home-based, meaning there is not an assigned office, but the person is expected to travel within Lake County to attend meetings with youth and their families.

• Providing care coordination and support services to assigned CCSO youth and documenting appropriately.
• Assess the needs and strengths of assigned youth and may participate in mobile crisis assessments.
• Complete Crisis Prevention Plans and Crisis Safety Plans with youth and their families.
• Assure families are linked with appropriate services and monitor their progress.
• This position is remote home-based, meaning there is not an assigned office, but the person is expected to travel within Lake County to attend meetings with children and their families.

• 37.5 hours per week
• Remote Worker Position
• Monday through Friday
• Two evenings per week required

• Monday (11:00am-7:00pm)
• Tuesday (8:30am-4:30pm)
• Wednesday (11:00am-7:00pm)
• Thursday (8:30am-4:30pm)
• Friday (8:30am-4:30pm)

• Provide direct services to youth and families while managing a caseload of either 10-12 clients for High-Fidelity Wraparound or 16-18 clients for Intensive Care Coordination.
• Coordinate and monitor delivery of Individual Support Services (ISS) and Therapeutic Support Services (TSS) for youth.
• Provide referrals to additional Pathways to Success services, such as Therapeutic Mentoring, Intensive Home-Based Services, Family Peer Support, and Respite.
• Work in collaboration with the youth and family to create a Child and Family Team (CFT) to assist the youth with successfully achieving established goals.
• Assist youth and families with creating a Crisis Prevention and Safety Plan (CPSP) and update/review as needed
• Maintains regular contact with an active caseload, meeting frequency deadlines as determined by the program.
• Complete required documentation accurately and timely, to include but not limited to IM+CANS;
  Strengths, Needs and Cultural Discovery (SNCD), Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) agendas, telephone contacts, and progress notes, and maintain IM+CANS certification.
• Consults with the supervisor regarding status of cases.
• Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
• Assists clients in obtaining public entitlements, housing, community resources, etc.
• Attends staffing’s with Court Services, schools, hospitals, agencies and others, as necessary.
• Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffing’s on assigned clients.
• Provides education and direction to clients, family members and/or significant others.
• Takes responsibility for training in and documenting clinical chart requirements to meet program and state standards.

• A bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or a related human service field;
• A bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of documented clinical experience in a mental health setting under the supervision of a QMHP;
• A certificate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, plus a high school diploma or GED, plus 2 years of experience in providing mental health services;
• A recovery support specialist certified by, and in good standing with, the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc.;
• A family partnership professional certificate from and in good standing with the Illinois Alcohol…