About the Role
The High Fidelity Wraparound Care Coordinator utilizes the Wraparound Model to help families with complex needs, providing comprehensive, coordinated, individualized, culturally-competent and cost effective community-based services that support children, youth and their families in order to enhance safety and maintain them in their homes, schools and communities.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a case load of up to 12 families, providing direct face to face contact with youth and families.
- Work closely with families and youth to identify strengths and needs and build a Child Family Team (CFT) of supportive people.
- Organize and facilitate all Child and Family Team Meetings (CFT) to develop, implement and evaluate a comprehensive Plan of Care and effective Crisis and Prevention Plan.
- Refer and link all family members to culturally competent, community based, formal and informal supports.
- Ensure all contracted services provided through the HFW Vendor Network are delivered timely and effectively to families.
- Communicate and collaborate with all necessary providers and supports related to the planning, coordination and care for youth/families.
- Assist the family and their CFT to achieve their goals, learn and develop skills, and create a support network that sustains success.
- Ensure accurate, thorough, and timely completion and filing of all required documentation in Fidelity EHR and/or CONNECTIONS.
- Attend all required trainings and meetings provided by Gateway-Longview and Erie County Wrap Around.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must have excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to multi-task and be detail oriented.
- Ability to work independently and be an enthusiastic team player.
- Possess assessment skills, ability to engage families, and establish and maintain relationships with social services and other service providers.
- Must have a high degree of discretion dealing with confidential information.
- Available to work non-traditional hours, including weekend and evenings to support specific programmatic schedules, crisis intervention needs, and on-call support.
- Requires frequent transportation of children and families.
- Ability to work effectively with clients, staff, families, and community contacts.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a human services related field with 1 year of experience.
- Master’s Degree in a human services related field with 2 years of experience.
- Valid New York State driver’s license, adequate auto insurance, and reliable transportation to travel locally on a regular basis is required.
Skills
- Communication
- Customer service
- Multi-tasking
- Detail oriented
- Independent work
- Team player
- Assessment
- Family engagement
- Relationship building
- Discretion
- Confidentiality
- Working with clients, staff, families, and community contacts
Location
- Erie County
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Non-traditional hours as needed
Experience Level
- 1 year of experience (with Bachelor's Degree)
- 2 years of experience (with Master's Degree)
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in a human services related field
- Master's Degree in a human services related field
Salary/Compensations
- Bachelor's Degree: $22.30 - $24.38 per hour
- Master's Degree: $24.10 - $26.18 per hour
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision plan insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- 403B retirement plan
- Flexible working options
- 11 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
- Up to 33 days of PTO per year
About the Company
- Gateway Longview’s Behavioral Health & Preventive Services programs supports children and youth ages birth-21 years struggling with behavioral, social, and emotional challenges.
- Gateway Longview is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity.
- We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission.
- We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
- Gateway Longview has a strong investment in developing the future leaders of the organization through trainings, advancement opportunities, and a formal leadership pipeline.
Equal Opportunity
- Gateway Longview is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity.
- We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission.
- We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
- An EEO/AA Agency
- We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.
