There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

JOB SUMMARY : The System of Care is a spectrum of effective, community-based services and supports for children and youth with or at risk for mental health or other challenges and their families, that is organized into a coordinated network, builds meaningful partnerships with families and youth, and addresses their cultural and linguistic needs, in order to help them to function better at home, in school, in the community, and throughout life. The coordinator is responsible for connecting individuals to resources and services if necessary. The coordinator manages and promotes the program in the designated catchment area .

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Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Oversight of the grant, including the budget and completion of the required monthly report ensuring that it includes all requested metrics and progress towards grant deliverables; attend all required training and conferences (funded by the grant.)
• Care coordination for both internal and external programs including partnerships with court systems, county DFCS, Local Interagency Planning Teams (LIPT), and other stakeholders. Internally, the Coordinator will ensure that appropriate assessment and evaluation of individuals' mental and physical health, substance use or problem behavior, and readiness to treatment in local jails, in clinic, and in the community is completed. Additionally, the Coordinator will meet with internal staff to educate about treatment/resource options for youth and families and ensure that youth are effectively being transitioned to adulthood.
• Leadership for the SOC Task Force ensuring that members are responsible for assigned tasks and are held accountable for completion and provide timely communication to the coordinator for inclusion in the required monthly report.
• Serve as the SOC subject matter expert and resource linkage, both internally and externally; provide training and education about SOC within the agency and community to promote the utilization of SOC philosophical values and principles; advocates for youth and families.
• Promote a ready-to-work collaborative atmosphere with stakeholder staff, including Accountability Court Coordinators, Accountability Court Case Managers), C.H.I.N.S. Coordinators/Liaisons, DFCS workers, school system employees and other stakeholders.
• Work in partnership with all HRCSB service providers and support to assist individuals served in reaching their recovery goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in helping field
• Experience with mental health/substance abuse fields
• Computer skills, organizational and teaching skills, ability to work with minimal supervision
• Bilingual abilities a plus