One of Georgia’s largest behavioral healthcare providers, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides compassionate, professional treatment and recovery services to adults, children, families and veterans affected by mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our purpose is to help every individual recover and live independent, successful and fulfilling lives.

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a Systems of Care Coordinator.

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.
• Provide direct care for individuals up to the age of 26 to assist in coordination of services and connection to resources in order to enhance a families ability to meet goals and stay within the community and support the behavioral health of individuals served
• 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.
• Attend community meetings as assigned

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree in helping field
• Experience with mental health/substance abuse fields
• Computer skills, organizational and teaching skills, ability to work with minimal supervisio