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The Care Coordinator is responsible for providing strengths-based needs assessment, treatment plan, and coordination of services for children and youth within the Youth Empowerment System (YES) of care in Idaho utilizing the High-Fidelity Wraparound model of care. The Care Coordinator will identify strengths, assess needs, create goals, and develop a wraparound plan of care with the youth and designated family members. They will follow the youth and family through their plan assessing success and helping the child/youth meet their goals.

• Care Coordination  

• Assess & monitor progress  

• Fidelity to the high-fidelity wraparound model  

• Child/Youth and family success 

• Organize, facilitate and participate in regular team meetings with the youth and identified individuals involved in the youth’s life and care  

• Develop a plan with the youth and family that includes steps and specific responsibilities of each care team member  

• Works with youth and family to assess strengths and needs  

• Works in collaboration with the family to provide assistance in securing needed resources and services • Monitors youth progress and amends the care plan to reflect progress  

• Provides links to community resources, systems of care and care providers to ensure goals and needs are met  

• Possess or gain knowledge of symptoms and challenges faced by youth with serious emotional disturbances  

• Represent the interest of the youth and advocate for the family as appropriate  

• Ability to work well within teams towards shared objectives  

• Ability to determine the appropriate course of action through unique and individualized methods that may not be addressed in existing policies and procedures  

• Provide timely feedback to youth and family regarding progress  

• Utilize clinical software system to prepare client coordination records utilizing best practice documentation standards and timeliness of record keeping  

• Prepare reports as needed  

• Other duties as assigned 

• Bachelor's degree (in social work, psychology or related human services field preferred) 

• Two years’ experience working with families, teens and/or children  

• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

• Strong interpersonal skills  

• Strong organizational skills  

• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel  

• Must pass a criminal history background check  

• Must possess a valid driver’s license  

Up to 50% travel within the community is expected for this position