Care Coordinator

Care Coordinator

Location: In-person / On Campus and/or CIST Administrative Office / Austin, Texas

Employment Type
:
Full-Time, Exempt

Reports to
:
Care Coordination, Program Director

Supervises: May supervise Ameri Corps Members and/or volunteers

Starting Range
: $3,541.67 - $4,000.00 (contingent on experience)

About Communities In Schools

Rooted in community for over 40 years, Communities In Schools of Central Texas (CISCT) is a sophisticated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Austin, Texas. Communities In Schools (CIS) is a national organization that ensures every student has what they need to realize their full potential in school and beyond. At CISCT, our mission is simple: surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

We are a nearly $24 million nonprofit organization with diverse sources of funding.

The Care Coordinator facilitates the wraparound process for youth and families by coordinating and managing family-driven care necessary to meet the complex needs of youth experiencing behavioral and mental health difficulties.

Wraparound services are individualized, community-based services that focus on the strengths and needs of the child and family. Wraparound services are developed through a team-planning process led by the Care Coordinator, where a team of individuals who are relevant to the well-being of the child (such as family members, service providers, teachers, and representatives from any involved agency) collaboratively develop and implement an individualized Plan of Care to eliminate barriers to service delivery and strengthen and support families.

Due to programming and contractual requirements, this position is not eligible for the agency summer break.

• Client Services: Duties include conducting a needs assessment and designing a Plan of Care for each family on assigned caseload; authorizing and connecting families to appropriate service providers and community resources; requesting and managing funds from appropriate sources to address specific client’s needs as stated in the Plan of Care; conducting home visits; providing ongoing supportive guidance and motivation to youth/families;
  
  monitoring the psychological and emotional wellbeing of youth/families; conducting school visits and monitoring students’ attendance, behavior, and grades; and creating a crisis plan and providing crisis management for youth and families as needed.
• Collaboration: Duties include developing and maintaining positive and productive relationships with stakeholders and community service providers to meet the needs of the youth/families on assigned caseload; engaging and authorizing community partners to meet the needs as stated in the Plan of Care; regularly exchanging student information and problem-solving with the CIS Program Manager, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school-based personnel to support the student’s progress;
  
  participating in school-based Child Study Teams.
• Team Management: Duties include managing interdisciplinary teams assembled to support each family’s Plan of Care; facilitating regular meetings and communication among interdisciplinary team members; monitoring the quality of services being provided to youth/families on assigned caseload; and monitoring and amending the monthly team budget as necessary to meet the goals of the families.
• Data Management: Duties include creating and maintaining paper case files for each family on assigned caseload in accordance with established time frames and contractual requirements; creating and maintaining electronic files in the TCM database for each family on assigned caseload in accordance with established time frames and contractual requirements; entering and updating, as necessary, case activity, progress notes, Plan of Care, financial, educational, juvenile justice, and court (CPS) screens in TCM database;
  
  and monitoring monthly service provider notes.

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling/guidance, or related field or Bachelor’s degree in related field with at least one year of experience working with youth and/or families.
• Possess an…