Care Facilitator-1180 (Healthcare)
Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work. Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, youll be able to find the right spot to help others at a TOP WORKPLACE in 2023.
Fred Finch Wrap Connections is a family-centered, community-based program that offers highly individualized mental health services for youth and families. These support services can include intensive care coordination with the family's extended team of providers, safety planning and crisis management, ongoing clinical assessments, direct behavioral and mental health treatment and intervention, and opportunities for psychotherapy and psychiatric and medication monitoring.
Join our team as: Care Facilitator
What You Will Do
The Care Facilitator is responsible for providing high quality, recovery oriented, strength based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed support services and care coordination to a diverse population of at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, and their families. Services include individualized skill-building interventions to reduce symptoms or increase coping skills; transportation and linkage to community resources; and family support, including the facilitation of Child and Family Team Meetings in programs serving youth. These developmentally appropriate, individualized services occur in community locations including homes, schools, program offices, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential programs, and/or shelters. The Care Facilitator documents services, including patterns of behavior and incidents, and participates in training and supervisory meetings.
Shifts Available
Full Time - Hourly; Schedule TBD
Salary Range
In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position is between $24.81 and $31.66 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Amazing Benefits:
21 PTO Days per year
9 Nationally Observed Holidays
401k matching up to 6%
$150 monthly stipend for various use
Affordable monthly health care premiums:
Company provides $2500 for individual and $5000 for family (annually), towards co-pays.
2024-2025 Benefits Guide
What You Bring to The Table (requirements)
Required
Registered with the BBS as an associate in Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Work or Clinical Counselor.Master's degree in counseling, social work, or related field. Equivalent work and/or volunteer experience in the mental health field may be substituted for each year of required education.At least one (1) year of experience of case management or helping youth or young adults to develop coping skills or manage mental health symptoms.Certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment.Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work.Demonstrated understanding of the developmental milestones of children, youth, or young adults to provide care, treatment and services.Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques that align with the trauma-informed care model as part of the intervention strategy for working with participants in crisis who are responding to triggers/stressors and/or demonstrating early indicators of distress.Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and communities.Clean driving record: current CA Drivers License or ability to obtain within 10 days after start.Must have access to dependable transportation; personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting participants.Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation systems.
Preferred
A minimum of one (1) year experience with program target population (Example: ICD-10 diagnosis, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).A minimum of one (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.)Applies a strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and flexible approach to supervision, participant and community service, in order to support participant recovery, health, and wellness.Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems.Exhibits strong behavioral, crisis management and facilitation skills.Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community.
Our Mission:
"Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness."
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