Care Coordinator and Group Facilitator

United States·Oaklandmid

Care CoordinatorHealthcare Non-Clinical

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Direct, lived experience with foster care, social services, juvenile justice, mental health, residential treatment or group home placements, wraparound services, or other related community resources.

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Care CoordinatorHealthcare Non-Clinical

WestCoast Children’s Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families. Working at WestCoast Children’s Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity.

What We Offer

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✓$34.62 per hour ($38.08 per hour for qualified bilingual Spanish candidates, inclusive of 10% language differential)

Outreach to and engagement with youth; being a strong advocate for the youth within the team
Provide community-based trauma-informed services to foster youth or former foster youth transitioning to or struggling with independent living.
Provide intensive skill building with youth, with a focus on independent living.
Provide assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, and safety plans.
Identify and connect youth & young adults with other agencies to address their needs, including housing, medical, mental health, education, employment, advocacy, placement stability, and enrichment activities.
Work collaboratively in partnership with the team to engage and connect clients to appropriate resources and services.
Assist with initial contact and intake, establishing relationships and building trust in order to help clients navigate systems for access to services.
Provide advocacy, targeted case management and community based rehabilitation services to children and their families.
Provide services and participate in agency meetings in a combination of environments including virtual (zoom / phone) and in-person office or community locations (drop-in center, client homes, school, parks, etc.)
Provide stabilization support services to children and TAY in an in-person milieu environment.

Requirements

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Direct, lived experience with foster care, social services, juvenile justice, mental health, residential treatment or group home placements, wraparound services, or other related community resources.
Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Criminal Justice, Social Work or related field (preferred)
Experience providing case management and rehabilitation services.
At least two (2) years experience working with system-involved youth.
Demonstrated ability to work with families who have experienced high levels of trauma and demonstrate high mental health needs.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Proven ability to be organized, manage time well, complete high quality and timely documentation.
Ability to travel by car to meet with clients, generally within a 90 mile radius of the WCC office. Clean CA DMV record, current car insurance and a vehicle; travel is required.

Demonstrated experience working with children and families who may be involved in the child welfare system.
Case management skill – assessment/evaluation, crisis intervention, ability to use supervision effectively, ethical and legal responsibilities, high quality documentation.
Cultural humility - knowledge of issues of race, class and ethnicity.
Efficiency and time management - ability to be well-organized and complete timely documentation.
Collaboration and team functioning - able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to work with clients who have complex traumatic histories and other attachment difficulties.