Permanency Coordinator
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Job Location:
Plymouth, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mount Prospect Academy
Permanency Coordinator - Job Description
Reports To:Permanency Coordinator Supervisor
Salary up to $48000
Reports To:Permanency Coordinator Supervisor
Salary up to $48000
Location: Plymouth NH
Seeking Full-time Permanency Coordinator who would like to Join OurMPA Pike Team!
We are seeking a passionate and dedicatedPermanency Coordinatorto join our this vital role you will have the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of youth by facilitating stable and enduring connections with supportive adults and families. Your expertise will ensure that young individuals in care receive the guidance and assistance needed to transition successfully into permanent loving homes. Join us in our commitment to providing every young person with the foundation for a brighter more secure future.
- Minimum 2 years of experience working with emotionally or behavioral intensive individuals.
- Bachelors in social work psychology education or related field.
- Valid drivers license & 21 years of age.
- Satisfactory completion of background and applicable pre-employment checks.
Monday - Friday Day Schedule No Weekends. Great Benefits Company Perks Paid Time Off Retirement Plans Life Insurance Promote Within and More see below.Apply Today!
Company Background
Welcome to Mount Prospect Academy (MPA) a rapidly growing alliance of nonprofit agencies founded in 2003 with the goal of helping struggling adolescents find a zest for life and succeed in the business of life.
MPA has evolved to offer a variety of mental health support services to a diverse population of hard to treat and difficult to place adolescence. Our targeted services include home and community-based treatment residential treatment programs group homes and special education schools. MPA is known for its ability to achieve successful outcomes with difficult-to-serve individuals throughout New England.
Mission:
MPAsmission is to provide a caring safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety confidence and competency.
MPAsmission is to provide a caring safe therapeutic environment where students have the opportunity to grow and acquire the skills they need to reach their educational and social potential. We aim to develop trusting relationships with students and facilitate experiences that promote their ability to self-regulate; manage thoughts and feelings; and develop feelings of safety confidence and competency.
Why Join MPA
- Medical Dental & Vision Insurance (with FSA & HRA options)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance & AD&D
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Telemedicine Access
- Wellness Programs
- Outdoor adventure perks professional development and shared affordable housing options!
Job Summary:
The Permanency Coordinators (PC) role is to assist in establishing lifelong connections for youth that support their success when transitioning to the students home community. PCs are expected to develop and compile extensive knowledge about family history and student development as well as to assess available resources in these regions during the course of treatment. PCs provide family and community support to residential students age 11-21. Ultimately the role of the PC is to ensure that the family and community are working together to support the youth and family when the program is no longer involved with the family system.
They represent the student and agency at court when requested provide communication with the family and referral systems attend treatment team meetings and maintain positive relationships with the primary referral source(s). The PC communicates needed information directly to the Milieu Clinician and treatment team members. The PC meets with the family in the home school or community as indicated by the frequency and duration identified within the students individual treatment plan (ITP). The PC will maintain ongoing phone contact with the family and referral system to provide updates regarding the students progress and barriers within the residential setting.
Common PC responsibilities include development and implementation of home safety contracts identification and utilization of community-based support/services training family members on effective parenting skills use of and modeling positive communication informing team members of family barriers and other tasks based on individual and family needs.
Documentation of these services provided is completed weekly for each student on the assigned conjunction with Milieu Clinician Academic Case Managers and Residential Faculty Members the PC completes Monthly Progress Reports and Discharge Summaries. Following discharge from the residential program the PC maintains contact and provides services to the student and family as identified in the Follow Along Program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide thoughtful and intentional clinical interventions.
- Has knowledge of evidence-based interventions that assist in improving family systems to support the primary permanency plan.
- Engages in routine and scheduled psychoeducation for families as identified in the treatment plan.
- Coordinates family contact as indicated by the treatment team.
- Schedules and facilitates routine medical and dental appointments per regulatory requirements.
- Attend court hearings to communicate treatment needs and agency recommendations.
- Communicate with parents/guardians and team members critical incidents and student needs.
- Identifies and researches on-going professional development opportunities.
- Utilize an understanding of ARC to provide a framework for student success.
- Interacts with children in a responsible and compassionate way.
- Present as friendly warm and interested role model.
- Uses appropriate tone of voice ability to modulate tone effectively.
- Reinforces positive behavior and does not demean or pre-judge students and families.
- Encourage and teach students to engage in stewardship of the program.
- Understand and apply knowledge of risk factors protective factors and mental health in the execution of the programs residential treatment model.
- Learn and understand the effect of trauma medical psychological and other risk factors.
- Assist in identifying home and community safety risks while developing intervention plans.
- Trains student specific information through ITPs training and assessments.
- Practice negotiation cooperation and collaboration with students towards the programs goals.
- Professionally document service delivery in a timely manner.
- Actively gain understanding of the importance of accurate and timely documentation.
- Act as a professional and seek professional improvement.
- Manage personal stress effectively by regulation of personal agitation levels.
- Establish rapport with students while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Connect the programs policies to day-to-day operations and personal decision making.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years of experience working with emotionally or behavioral intensive individuals.
- Bachelors in social work psychology education or related field.
- Valid drivers license & 21 years of age.
- Satisfactory completion of background and applicable pre-employment checks.
Mount Prospect Academy assures equal opportunity and public access and if necessary affirmative action in all its policies regarding employment and provision of services. MPA does not discriminate in its hiring programs or policies on the bases of race color creed religion ancestry national origin age disability sex marital status or sexual orientation.Mount Prospect Academy strongly recommends but does not require that all MPA faculty (employees) stay protected against COVID-19 by getting their primary vaccine series and stay up to datewith a booster dose if they are eligible to receive one.
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About Company
Mount Prospect Academy is an alliance of nonprofit academic and behavioral health companies that operate throughout New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Our continuum of care model offers support to children and families of all ages. Our spectrum consists of Day School E ... View more
