What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ohio Rise Care Coordinator position at Best Point Education & Behavioral Health?
Job Type: Full-Time, Hybrid Schedule, Monday - Friday
Requirements:
- This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of three years of experience in working with children and families.
- Have a background in family systems, community systems, case management, child and family counseling, child protection, or child development.
- Have qualifications and experience to work with children and families who are experiencing serious emotional disturbance, trauma history, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and/or those involved with multiple systems of care.
- Must be culturally responsive with training and experience to manage complex cases.
- Must possess minimum technical skills including familiarity with Microsoft Windows and ability to use standard Microsoft Office applications.
Job Summary:
Ohio RISE Care Coordinator provides family-centered and community-based wraparound services. Ohio RISE Care coordinators work with each family to develop a care plan, including transition plan and crisis plan. Develops and coordinates the wraparound team for each child served based on individual needs and strengths. Conducts regular assessment using the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS). Care coordinators demonstrate commitment to working with diverse populations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver structured service planning and care coordination using high-fidelity wraparound models
- Manage caseloads (ICC up to 10; MCC up to 25) and conduct initial face-to-face visits within required timeframes
- Complete comprehensive assessments (CANS), develop crisis safety plans, and create/update family-centered care plans
- Facilitate child and family team meetings, ensure services align with care plans, and assist with transitions across systems of care
- Connect families to community resources and natural supports while maintaining knowledge of local systems (health, mental health, education, juvenile justice)
- Prepare agendas, take meeting notes, and maintain accurate documentation in compliance with agency and regulatory standards
- Participate in training, maintain CANS certification, and engage in quality improvement processes
- Ensure timely delivery of services, meet caseload requirements, and uphold fiscal and administrative responsibilities
Other duties as assigned
Full benefits package includes:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition assistance
- Public Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Paid time off and holidays
- Company-issued iPhone and laptop
- Mileage reimbursement
Work Environment:
Exposed to office, school, neighborhood, and home environments. Exposed to children with behavior problems. May be exposed to shouting and clients who may be verbally and physically aggressive. May be exposed to unclean environments and unfamiliar areas of town.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands 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 is regularly required to: Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds. Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely in changing weather conditions required.
Our Culture: Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers. Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.