FFYC-673-Care Facilitator

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services is a great place to work, and we have the hardware to prove it! Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, you’ll be able to find the right spot to help others at a TOP WORKPLACE in 2023.

Fred Finch Youth & Family Services has provided special education, non-public school services and behavioral health services to public schools for more than two decades.

Our non-public schools in Oakland and San Diego are certified by the State Department of Education and provide comprehensive special education services to students with complex challenges resulting from both emotional disturbance and developmental disability.

Fred Finch also partners with public schools to provide a wide range of services to promote educational achievement for students. Fred Finch school-linked programs assist young people with mental illness, significant trauma and/or loss, and other learning challenges secondary to emotional distress to develop effective learning strategies and achieve success in school. Individually tailored, our services effectively support students to meet their educational goals.

Join our team as: Care Facilitator

What You Will Do

The Care Facilitator is responsible for providing high quality, recovery oriented, strength based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed support services and care coordination to a diverse population of at-risk youth or young adults experiencing mental health symptoms, and their families. Services include individualized skill-building interventions to reduce symptoms or increase coping skills; transportation and linkage to community resources; and family support, including the facilitation of Child and Family Team Meetings in programs serving youth. These developmentally appropriate, individualized services occur in residential and community locations including homes, schools, program offices, psychiatric emergency settings, clinics, crisis residential programs, and/or shelters. The Care Facilitator documents services, including patterns of behavior and incidents, and participates in training and supervisory meetings.

Shifts Available

Part Time – 24hrs per week. Schedule to be determined.

Salary Range

In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position is between $24.81 and $40.41 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. Hiring incentive of $1500 for this position.

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Required

What You Bring to The Table (requirements)

• B.A. Degree in counseling, social work, or related field. Equivalent work and/or volunteer experience in the mental health field may be substituted for each year of required education.
• At least one (1) year of experience of case management or helping youth or young adults to develop coping skills or manage mental health symptoms.
• Certified to conduct a CANS/ANSA assessment within 90 days of employment if credentialed as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist (MHRS) and CANS/ANSA is utilized by program.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work.
• Demonstrated understanding of the developmental milestones of children, youth, or young adults to provide care, treatment and services.
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques that align with the trauma-informed care model as part of the intervention strategy for working with participants in crisis who are responding to triggers/stressors and/or demonstrating early indicators of distress.
• Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and communities.
• Clean driving record: current CA Driver’s License or ability to obtain within 10 days after start.
• Must have access to dependable transportation; personal car insurance meeting minimum liability coverage required if position requires driving for work or transporting participants.
• Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and/or competency with electronic clinical documentation systems.

Preferred

• A minimum of one (1) year experience with program target population (Example: intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, seriously emotionally disturbed).
• A minimum of one (1) year experience with program modality (example: school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, wraparound, etc.)
• Applies a strength-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and flexible approach to supervision, participant and community service, in order to support participant recovery, health, and wellness.
• Familiarity, training, certification, or experience with recovery-model orientation, public mental health and child welfare systems.
• Exhibits strong behavioral, crisis management and facilitation skills.
• Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community.

Our Mission:

“Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness.”

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