Children's Group Facilitator - Tucson, United States - Aviva Children Services

Description

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The Group Facilitator is responsible for fulfilling a role that provides a coordination of behavioral health services, communication between the member and other providers or community agencies to ensure coordination of care, facilitation of structured children's and parenting group services and interventions, and skills training, and crisis intervention, for children ages birth to seventeen and their caregivers.

Groups offerings include Incredible Years Dinosaur School and Parenting Classes, Circles Groups, LQBTQ+ Groups, and Therapeutic Respite Groups.

The position has a flexible schedule to accommodate hours for members such as after school, school breaks (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, etc.) and weekend hours.

The Group Facilitator should possess the understanding of age appropriate behavioral interventions, child development, and direct experience working with children with trauma backgrounds.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (with or without accommodation):

• Screen, evaluate, schedule, support, and continually evaluate referred members in need of behavioral health services
• Research eligibility for behavioral health services, and assist members in securing necessary behavioral health services from EBF or other appropriate providers
• In conjunction with clinical staff, engage caregivers/children in defining issues, creating goals and identifying strengths to meet their clinical needs and objectives
• Facilitate parenting and children's groups using evidencedbased curriculum
• Participate in ongoing program planning, development, and training
• Provide direct care and supervision of clients in group setting
• Assist in the development of activity plans and preparation for each group/session
• Provide meaningful teaching opportunities, experiences, and physical assistance for groups or individuals that include

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social skills, self-care, and recreational activities

• Provide support services that include

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case management, personal assistance, family support, peer support, respite care, transportation, and other services to enrolled members

• Perform crisis intervention and solutionfocused interventions
• Focus on the safety and wellbeing of the child(ren) and families in all aspects of work
• Develop a culturally sensitive rapport and professional relationship with members, families and community partners
• As assigned facilitate Child and Family Team meetings in coordination with the treatment team to review progress/barriers and determine appropriateness and medical necessity of services
• As assigned conduct updates on annual assessments and develop treatment plans in accordance with agency requirements
• Maintain member records in accordance with agency requirements
• Provide complete documentation and reporting of member behavioral health services in accordance with agency requirements
• Attend and participate in all professional meetings and clinical staffing
• Ensure services are provided in a culturally competent manner
• Utilize supervision effectively, accept feedback in a professional manner, and accept responsibility for job performance.
• Maintain professionalism with staff, outside agencies and members at all times; represent EBF in a professional manner
• Adhere to all EBF policies, procedures and protocols in addition to State/RHBA regulations.
• Understand and maintain sensitive information within the confines of needtoknow parameters following HIPPA guidelines.
• Maintain EBF productivity, timelines and quality standards set forth by agency requirements.
• Attend required professional development opportunities and maintain knowledge of current research as well as effective approaches
• As assigned facilitate or participate in staff training
• Any other duties as assigned based on the needs of the assigned work location.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Strong Clinical knowledge.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Detailoriented with welldeveloped problemsolving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, time management, project management and multitasking skills.
• Flexibility and ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Displays cultural sensitivity and demonstrates the ability to form constructive and collaborative working relationships with others from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate in a culturally inclusive manner and being open to other people's differences.
• Extensive knowledge of managed care systems, AHCCCS/Title XIX medical assistance screening, and RBHA policies and practices.
• Spanish speaking preferred.

Requirements:


Education & Experience -

• HS diploma or equivalency diploma with at least four year of behavioral health experience
• HS diploma or equivalency diploma with 18 credit hours of post high school education in a field related to behavioral health services PLUS two years of fulltime behavi