What are the responsibilities and job description for the Care Coordinator position at Waccamaw Youth Center?
Overview
Join our dedicated team as a Care Coordinator, where your passion for patient-centered support will make a meaningful difference in the lives of our youth. In this vital role, you will serve as a compassionate liaison between youth, medical providers, mentors, and other services, ensuring seamless coordination of care, efficient communication, and comprehensive administrative support.
Duties
- Assists with client admission and orientation ensuring proper documentation is received and filed
- Schedules and participates in initial staffing meetings with DSS to discuss client goals, opportunities, and creation of treatment plans
- Participates in monthly staffings with DSS as part of a resident's case management
- Completes assessments with residents every 90 days
- Helps create treatment plans, reviews the plans every 6 months and redevelops yearly
- Supervises and documents visitations and phone calls
- Promotes positive permanency opportunities
- Represents clients in court in coordination with DSS or administration
- Provides weekly and monthly summaries for each resident in care
- Reviews incident reports within 24 hours and notifies the case manager of incidents
- Assists in driver's education coordination, academic coordination, vocational coordination, and comprehensive care coordination
- Creates discharge reports when appropriate and provides aftercare services for smooth transitions
- Maintains accurate client files and ensures accurate documentation
- Must provide 1 hour of direct supervision weekly per resident plus an additional hour on intake, staffing of cases, evaluations of workers, teaching, and other administrative duties
- Responsible for supervision of a staff team
- Daily operations supervision of the residential home
- Reports to the Assistant Director
Requirements
- CPR/First Aid Certification
- Clean driving record
- Bachelor's Degree in human services fields and 1 year of youth experience
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Office experience demonstrating professionalism and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate clearly and empathetic ally with diverse patient populations
Pay: From $40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Working with children: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- CPR Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $40,000