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    Transition Coordinator - Buffalo, United States - Child & Family Service

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    The Transition Coordinator provides transition coordination to children and families by obtaining a working knowledge of local resources, referral procedure and contracts, and providing continuous linkage to community based services and supports at discharge and during the period of transition when child's living situation is re-established in the community. The Transition Coordinator will augment the work of the treatment team in their function of development and implementing a discharge plan. The Transition Coordinator will monitor length of stay of each child and progress toward discharge. This may include the direct provision of in home parenting skills training, assessment of unmet needs and provision of Flex Funds, and transport of children on home visit as appropriate.

    Major Responsibilities/Activities:

    • Demonstrate appropriate communication skills both written and verbal
    • Exhibits appropriate language, dress, dependability, proper work attendance and punctuality
    • Shows respect and courtesy in all interactions and communication internal or external to the agency
    • Demonstrates interest, knowledge and support of the Agency mission, values, philosophy and dedication to Agency goals
    • Responsible for treating staff and clients with respect to their culturally diverse backgrounds
    • Problem solving and conflict resolution skills in both organizational and interpersonal matters
    • Self-directed behaviors and the ability to work independently
    • Actively participates in weekly programming, treatment and staff meetings
    • Coordinates with staff and family regarding family progress, child's treatment plans, and planning for visits
    • Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources to complete assessments and treatment planning
    • Complete paperwork in a timely manner
    • Presents at treatment team meetings and follows through with recommendations
    • Assess family strengths and unmet needs and participates in developing and coordinating the service plan
    • Involves the family in the development of treatment goals and discharge criteria as well as involving families in decision making as appropriate
    • Assist the family to maintain the family's connect and involvement with child during stay
    • Demonstrate the ability to motivate families to participate in services
    • Provide child skill building as appropriate with an emphasis on community skills
    • Transport child to visits as needed and appropriate
    • Monitor length of stay of each child and progress toward discharge, and coordinate with the treatment team to remove barriers to treatment progress and discharge
    • Assess need for utilize Flex Funds as appropriate to facilitate discharge to child's home community and provide for successful transition
    • Begins discharge planning upon admission and continually assesses the discharge plan and discharge criteria for each resident
    • Makes a referral to the discharge resource within 30 days of the recommendation being made by the treatment team
    • Set up appropriate discharge service upon discharge, and in partnership with family will develop a Continuing Care Plan and a Crisis Plan and follow-up with client, depending upon the need of the family
    • Implements lower level techniques of therapeutic crisis intervention (TCI) effectively, appropriately and safely
    • Writes event reports correctly and in a timely manner, including antecedents, the event and the outcome
    • Participates in TCI training and updates
    • Provide after care services including home visits to provide in home parent skills training as needed and appropriate, coordination and linkage to community based services and supports, continually assess unmet needs and provide Flex Funds as needed and appropriate
    Minimum Requirements:
    • Master's Degree in human services field and two years experience in providing direct services to or in linkage for children with serious emotional disturbance to service, or a Bachelor's degree in human services and four years experience
    • Ability to provide professional leadership and work well with an interdisciplinary team of professionals, paraprofessionals, and non-professionals
    • Ability to relate to different social and ethnic groups, effective in developing therapeutic relationships with mentally ill children and their families
    • Experience in managing hostile and aggressive behavior of children
    • Effective communication skills verbally, in writing and by telephone
    • Must have mobility to access multi-buildings, make home visits, and attend community meetings and visit other parts of the agency
    Hours: Some nights and weekends are required.

    Competitive Salary of $58,500 per year

    C+FS offers full-time employees the below benefits to support our employees and their families and help to create a healthy work environment
    • Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays and bereavement time
    • Employer Paid Life Insurance
    • Medical insurance options
    • Dental insurance options
    • Vision insurance options
    • Wellness Program and Incentives
    • Health Savings Account (HSA)
    • Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    • Dependent Care FSA Retirement
    • Employee Referral Bonus
    • Qualifying Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
    • 403(b) Right Away and Employer-Contributions
    Diversity Statement:

    Within our agency and in the communities that we serve, C&FS is committed to diversity and inclusion with race equity at the center. Every day we work to promote safety, health, and wellness. We will not stop until Black, indigenous and people of color are free from racism and experience peace, prosperity and well-being.

    Child & Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

    Child & Family Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or familial status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Child & Family Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)


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