Care Coordinator III #7988

Care Coordinator III #7988

Hillside Children’s Center has an opening for a Care Coordinator III with our Bridges to Health Program in Syracuse, NY.  This is a Full Time, 40 hour position, Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, with some evenings as needed.

The Care Coordinator III (CC III) is responsible for the delivery of quality psycho-social care to the youth and families that Hillside serves. The Care Coordinator III provides clinical support and/or therapeutic care as assigned. This position shall lead projects and provide supervision of staff.

Essential functions of the CC III role include, but are not limited to:
• Working as a team member in assessing a youth’s needs, responsibility for developing, assessing and modifying the individual service plan in collaboration with the youth, family, and multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Actively involved in the implementation of a strength-based service plan, including site/home visits and assessments, identifying and coordinating collateral resources, recognizing gaps and needs, assessing results, and communicating with the multi-disciplinary treatment team. 
• Utilizes experience, education, age-specific knowledge, and cultural competence, in order to assess and support youth and families to achieve positive and successful outcomes.
•  Routinely and successfully uses problem-solving skills with own self and with others.
• Ensures HFA policies, procedures, and all applicable governmental laws, regulations, and guidelines are followed.
• Makes decisions, and has authority to implement decisions in conjunction within scope of responsibility. This position will also assist the teams in ensuring services are delivered and compliant with regulating funders organizations.

Master’s Degree in Social Work or a relevant Human Services field, along with 3 years of relevant work experience. 
 OR
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a relevant Human Services field, along with 3 years of relevant work experience and must have experience supervising other team members, primarily other care coordinators.

Candidates must regularly perform the care coordinator functions with significant independence and expertise, and is relied upon as a resource to guide team performance.  Candidates must have a valid New York State Driver’s License and must meet agency driving and insurance standards.

Contact Name: Melissa O'Neill