Family Care Coordinator (WISe Team) Bellevue

Opportunities abound at Sound!

Sound is growing and we are hiring a WISe family care coordinator in Bellevue WA! Sound is one of King Countys most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services supporting our areas most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery an evidence-based clinical care model.

We are welcoming a WISe family care coordinator to our Bellevue team who will act as a skill builder to teach needed skills that have been identified in the in the youth and familys care plan. They will also provide case coordination and youth and family-focused support to enrolled high-risk children/youth and their caregivers in their homes and community using a wraparound model.

Services and individualized safety principles promoted and taught in this position will assist family members in accessing and participating in community activities and resources and mentoring and coaching positive communication social and parenting skills throughout the wraparound process. This person will support the WISe team including our clinicians by providing coordinated behavioral health services.

Location: This role is based out of Bellevue and is a community-based position and requires regular travel throughout East King County including but not limited to North Bend Kirkland and Snoqualmie.

Schedule: Hours may be flexible based on the needs of the families we support.

Accepting Applications until July 22.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Meet and engage the family communicating compassion support respect confidence and trust and enthusiasm for them and your role as a helper.
• Provide non-judgmental unconditional support and culturally relevant support to the child and family.
• Work in collaboration and communicate effectively with WISe team staff and other service providers to provide seamless and helpful services.
• Customize helping approaches to fit the familys uniqueness strengths personality culture and interest.
• Provide necessary crisis response and stabilization services completing and communicating the safety/crisis plan with the family and other team members.
• Assists client to remain stable in the community thereby reducing the use of hospitals or involuntary treatment services.
• Coordinate and facilitate wraparound child and family team meetings including development of the cross-system care plan.
• Provide direct helping interventions that:
  • Respond to crises in a prompt effective and collaborative manner.
  • Provide a range of therapeutic responses that support both the mental health treatment plan and cross system care plan.
  • Modify and adjust individual and family intervention techniques for each situation.
  • Provide skills building as needed to the youth and family.
  • Utilize parent/family strengths goals and vision in problem solving around specific needs.
  • Coach the family in effective ways to utilize the resources offered by formal and informal sources within their community.
• Complete all documentation activities in keeping with the WISe Manual King County or MCO requirements agency policies and State and Federal requirements.
• Seek assistance and report concerns to the right people at the right time.
• Inspire confidence in the child family and other team members about their strengths and ability to succeed and transition successfully.
• Understand where the family is in the Wraparound process and what actions need to occur during each phase.
• Help the youth and family actualize the transition plan in preparation for transitioning out of WISe services.
• Participates in WISe staff meetings consultations case presentations and in-service training.
• Participates in ongoing program development and assessment.

KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Has a practice level understanding of child and youth development and behavioral health interventions.
• Understands wraparound principles and recovery concepts in behavioral health; synthesizes and applies as appropriate to their work at Sound.
• Demonstrates the ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while simultaneously managing crises.
• Demonstrate ability to utilize technology.
• Ability to demonstrate the capacity to appreciate and work well with the complex and diverse population.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• B.A. or B.S. in social sciences required.
• One year of experience in a non-profit or a social service agency working with youth and families who need assistance preferred.
• Knowledge of youth development family dynamics effective interpersonal and behavioral management skills and helping systems.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS

• Washington State drivers 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.

All Team Members at Sound working 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical Dental & Vision Insurance: Premium 100% paid by Sound forteam member and child coverage to age 26 depending on planselected. Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available at team members cost.

• Life Insurance (2x annual salary additional $25000): paid by Sound

• Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary): paid by Sound

• Retirement Plan: Sound contributes 3% to the team members plan; the team member is 100% vested.

• Retirement Plan - 401(k) Plan pre-tax and/or Roth: team member maycontribute to their own plan.

• Health Savings Account:Sound contributes $1133.33 (individual) or$2266.67 (family) for eligible team members pro-rated for new hires infirst year.

• Flexible Spending Accounts:for health care and dependent day carecosts (pre-tax)

• EAP:Employee Assistance Plan

• Vacation:18 days per year increasing with years of service

• Holidays:9 days per year

• Sick Leave:12 days per year

• Bereavement Leave: for death in the family

• Parking:Free at all Sound sites

• Training:Free in-house professional training and $400 annually 3paid days approved off-site training

• Service Award:at& 40 years of service

Compensation: $31.37 - $32.97 per hour

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