ARPA Navigator - Modesto, United States - Sierra Vista Child & Family Services

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ARPA Navigator provides navigation services with clients including assessments, linkage, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's and family's needs through communication and resources to promote well-being.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Social Work or related field preferred. Equivalent experience accepted.
2. Knowledge of community resources preferred.
3. Bilingual preferred.
4. Must be 21 years old or over.
5. A valid California driver's license with less than two minor moving violations is required.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Ability to communicate ideas in oral and written form.
2. Ability to instruct in group and individual settings.
3. Ability to work effectively with cultural/ethnic diversity.
4. Maintain confidential information according to legal and ethical standards.
5. Ability to work at various locations, including client homes, schools, and community settings.
6. Sound personal qualifications (i.e., maturity, stability, high moral standards, and sound mental health and physical ability to perform job duties).

Responsibilities:

1. Provide access, advocacy, resources and linkage to clients.
2. Provide outreach services to include identifying areas that need to be strengthened, in addition to setting and reaching targeted goals.
3. Interact productively within a multi-disciplinary team and other community organizations.
4. Maintain record and tracking systems that meet standards of the agency, The Joint Commission and contract.
5. Attend community events.
6. Responsible for preventing and controlling infection.
7. Responsible for maintaining a culture of quality and safety.
8. Effectively use de-escalation skills and techniques for crisis prevention
9. Properly administer the C-SSRS to help prevent suicide.

Other:

1. Attend all required meetings.
2. Report any suspected child or dependent adult/elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
3. Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
4. Other duties as assigned.