Facilitator

Description

Partner with youth and families utilizing the High-Fidelity Wraparound Process to assist in building informal support networks through the use of formal team-based services to assist youth who are at risk for out of home placement or have ongoing mental health difficulties in order to empower youth and their families.

The Wraparound Facilitator provides intensive, supportive interventions for identified families. Such interventions include running team meetings, coordinating care with other agencies, developing, and utilizing informal/formal supports, identifying, and making use of family strengths, etc. The goal of Wraparound services is to help the child/youth and family realize their vision and increase their autonomy from formal systems.

Responsibilities

Facilitation

• Maintain a caseload of no more than 8-10 cases.
• Responsible for facilitating and leading the family team.
• Provide assessments, individualized family planning, intensive case management, and oversight of wraparound team meetings and supports.
• Shift families from professional to natural and community supports over the course of their participation in the program, as outlined in the Wraparound timeline.
• Participate in "on-call" rotation; document and report any on-call activities and follow-up with team.
• Responsible for community outreach to build team supports for the families.
• Work from a client-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed approach, which empowers and enables families to be decision-makers and leaders in their treatment planning.
• Utilizing the CANS and other assessment tools to work with the family on their NEEDS being met to help the family unit.
• Provide a minimum of one face-to-face meeting per family per week and one family team meeting per month.
• Work to develop a multidisciplinary team of formal and informal supports, who meet monthly to support the goals and needs of the family.
• Ensure the family plan is being followed and progress is being made.
• Ensure that family plans are developed in collaboration with the facilitator, youth, family, and other team members, i.e., community and natural supports, social workers, school personnel, and others who may provide support to the family in a formal or informal fashion.
• Attend and participate in self-directed team meetings and activities.
• Attend all required trainings.

Abilities and Skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Complete the Wraparound certification path credentialed by the New Mexico Credentialing Board for Behavioral Health Professionals
• Must possess the skills to navigate and execute software programs (i.e., Microsoft Office, Database, Electronic Health Record, Dashboard)
• Ability to summarize and document findings and maintain complete and accurate records.
• Must have the ability to assess and utilize community resources. 
• Must be able to work effectively, independently and in a team, and prioritize in a fast-paced environment to meet the demands of the organization.

Education 

Minimum

• High School diploma or high school equivalent with six (6) years of experience with the target population.

Preferred

• Associate’s degree in social services and four years of experience with the target population
• Bachelor's degree in social services and two years of experience with the target population
• Master’s degree in social services and one year of experience with the target population

Experience

• Experience (lived or paid) with the target population includes working in individual, family and children’s behavioral health services and working with abused, neglected, and traumatized children, adults and/or families. 

Qualifications

Required

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Maintain a valid and unrestricted NM Driver’s License
• Must pass NMCYFD fingerprint clearance check to maintain employment. 
• Must obtain CPR – First Aid and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification within the first 30 days of employment. 
• Must pass and maintain a Driving Record clearance in accordance with GCLC policies and procedures.
• Must be able to use personal vehicle over the course of employment.
• Maintain valid and sufficient personal automobile insurance (100/300/100). 

Level and Degree of Supervision

Supervised by the Wraparound Program Coordinator with clinical supervision provided by the Director of Community Services. Supervision includes two hours per month clinical supervision, participation in monthly general staff meetings, monthly staffing with CYFD and Guidance Center of Lea County staff with inclusion of others, as needed.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. 
• Hearing and vision abilities within normal range (corrected) to drive safely and to observe and communicate with passengers.
• Must be able to assist passengers when needed.