Overview:
Coordinate school-based support services in collaboration with the public schools. Provides cross system coordination of services with the School districts and in the community.
Develop/monitor individualized Care plans with multi-disciplinary teams. Provide treatment services when appropriate. Coordination of care with children/families, school districts and with other agencies and other child caring systems, facilitate referrals and ensure continuity of care.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
- Provide linkage for crisis intervention, training of families, school support activities, respite, transportation and other services
- Coordinate and facilitate case reviews
- Facilitate child and family teams
- Act as liaison to referral sources
- Facilitate treatment teams
- Record the process
- Prepare data summaries and reports as necessary
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed and/or assigned
- Provide all required case coordination services
- Facilitate and develop cross-system coordinated service plans for/with individual child/family with the team.
- Identify gaps in systems and service system barriers
- Provide service linkages as appropriate
- Prepare, coordinate and run monthly meetings
- Prepare all necessary written reports, summaries and progress notes as dictated by agency policy to be a part of the clinical record
- Re-configure or re-negotiate treatment and services as appropriate
- Provide all required case coordination services
- Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and training as appropriate
- Comply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures and participate in quality improvement reviews, when assigned
- Understand recovery concepts in behavioral health
- Apply recovery concepts and synthesize and demonstrate recovery concepts.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- A master's degree in therapeutic counseling field, nursing or special education, with a strong emphasis in working directly with children, adolescents, families and community agencies as required.
- A minimum of two years' clinical experience as a psychotherapist or case manager with children and adolescents and demonstrated skills in clinical assessment and treatment of families is preferred.
- Working knowledge and understanding of child and family teams, family centered care, and individualized and tailored care essential.
- Direct clinical experience with minority and low-income families is required.
- Knowledge of community mental health systems, the public schools, the Division of Child/Family Services and resources, preferred.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS
- Excellent assessment and intervention skills with, youth and their families.
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in children, adolescents and adult family members, including problems present in the family unit.
- Knowledge of child development and pathology.
- Knowledge of system resources and how to access them.
- Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with child serving agencies having contact with the child and/or family.
- Skills and experience working with diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Knowledge of systems, individualized and tailored care and family centered practices.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS
- Mental Health Professional (MHP) designation required.
- Washington State driver’s license and insurable driving record required.
- Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
- Must pass a criminal background check.
Perks at Sound!:
All Team Members at Sound working 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:
- 100% Paid Medical & Dental Insurance
- Full time Team Member and child(ren) coverage until child's 26th birthday
- Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available (team member pays full cost)
- Paid Life Insurance
- 2x annual salary + additional $25,000
- Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary)
- 100% premiums paid by Sound
- 18 Days of Paid Rest and Relaxation (Vacation) - beginning first year
- 12 Days of Paid Sick Leave
- 9 Days of Paid Holidays
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- for health care (limited) and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- Sound retirement plan:
- 401(k) plan (organization contribution) – Sound contributes 3% to team members plan even if you don’t.
- Team members are 100% vested; team members may contribute to their own plan
- Paid Training
- Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days off-site training
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Free Supervision Hours - Washington State Licensure
- Service Award - at 5,10,15,20 & 25 years of service
Pay Range: $29.94 - $33.64 per hour
Sign-On Bonus: $10,000
Sign-on bonus and pay range listed are for external applicants ONLY. For questions in regards to internal applicants, please reach out directly to the Recruitment Team.