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Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. · 14 hours ago

Support and Service Coordinator - Children’s Long Term Support Program (CLTS)

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Wisconsin Community Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking a Support and Service Coordinator for the Children’s Long Term Support Program. The role involves coordinating and facilitating access to essential services for children and families to promote inclusion and self-empowerment, while ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the youth served.

CharityEmploymentHealth CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Coordinates and facilitates services with the child and family to meet the developmental, emotional, and physical needs of the enrolled youth in CLTS

Provide family centered, trauma informed, strength based, culturally intelligent services through monthly collateral contact, direct contact with the family a minimum of every three months, face-to-face contact at least every six months (with the child or youth), and at least one of the face-to-face contacts is required annually to take place at the child and family’s place of residence

Provide services in the community focused on promoting inclusion and access in the community and youth’s home

Assisting to establish and maintain all aspects of program functional and financial eligibility

Assessing and periodically reassessing the child’s or youth’s health, safety, and functional capacity

Identifying vulnerable and high-risk children and ensuring heightened care coordination, collaborating with other agencies when applicable

Providing crisis and critical incident intervention and resolution

Mandated reporter responsibilities include making reports of mental health, safety, or well-being of a child or youth to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Develop and execute family centered service plans to meet the individualized needs of the youth and family

Authorizing support and services provided through the CLTS Program

Managing the coordination of benefits for the supports and services in the service plan to ensure high quality services/

Provide advocacy and resources to the child or youth and their family and/or advocates to independently obtain access to services and support, regardless of funding source

Provide transitional support for the CLTS Program enrollment and disenrollment

Complete all required training including CLTS specific training and shadowing, functional screen training, and mandated reporter training

Compiling and maintaining required documentation

Completes all paperwork in a strength based and youth/family centered manner

Follow all SSC policies and procedures outlined by Milwaukee County Children Youth and Family Services

Attend required training and participate in staffing, weekly/monthly meetings, and consultations, as needed

Assist with child and family coverage for co-workers as needed

Other job-related duties may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position

Qualification

Disability needsCrisis intervention skillsFamily centered servicesMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelCultural sensitivityMulti-taskingPatienceEffective communication

Required

Must possess a bachelor's degree in a health or human services-related field and one year of experience working with individuals with disabilities

Complete all mandatory CLTS training and shadowing

Working knowledge of computer applications preferred (Windows and Microsoft Word)

Ability to provide strength based, family centered, trauma informed, and culturally sensitive services to children and families with disability, emotional, physical, and life needs

Knowledge and skills to work with children, young adults and families

Valid driver's license, automobile, and insurance sufficient to meet agency requirements

Meet all the employee requirements including references, criminal background check, and driver's license check